CVE-2024-39331

CRITICAL

Emacs < 29.4 - Remote Code Execution via Org Mode Link Abbreviation Expansion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.

References (9)

Core 9

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0044
EPSS Percentile 63.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/emacs < 29.4
Published Jun 23, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026