CVE-2023-27985
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27985
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-27985.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-27985
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2023-03-09T06:15:32Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-12T23:47:47.168350Z
- Severity
-
- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to shell command injections through a crafted mailto: URI. This is related to lack of compliance with the Desktop Entry Specification. It is fixed in 29.0.90
- References
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/09/1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/08/2
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=d32091199ae5de590a83f1542a01d75fba000467
- https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=60204
- https://www.gabriel.urdhr.fr/2023/06/08/emacsclient-mail-shell-elisp-injections/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-27985
Affected packages
Debian:12 / emacs
Package
- Name
- emacs
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/emacs?arch=source
Debian:13 / emacs
Package
- Name
- emacs
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/emacs?arch=source
Debian:14 / emacs
Package
- Name
- emacs
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/emacs?arch=source