CVE-2023-2491
HIGHEmacs - Remote Code Execution via org-babel-execute:latex Function
Title source: llmDescription
A flaw was found in the Emacs text editor. Processing a specially crafted org-mode code with the "org-babel-execute:latex" function in ob-latex.el can result in arbitrary command execution. This CVE exists because of a CVE-2023-28617 security regression for the emacs package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
27.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-77
Status
published
Products (9)
gnu/emacs
26.1-9.el8
gnu/emacs
27.2-8.el9
redhat/enterprise_linux
8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
9.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus
8.8
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus
9.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
8.8
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
9.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus
8.8
Published
May 17, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026