CVE-2023-27985
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
Description
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
How to fix CVE-2023-27985
To remediate CVE-2023-27985, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/emacs—upgrade to 1:28.2+1-13 or later
Is CVE-2023-27985 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:28.2+1-13
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |