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CVE-2024-30205

emacs: Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted

Severity Score

7.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In Emacs before 29.3, Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.

En Emacs anterior a 29.3, el modo Org considera que el contenido de los archivos remotos es confiable. Esto afecta al modo de organización anterior a la versión 9.6.23.

A flaw was found in Emacs. Org mode considers the content of remote files, such as files opened with TRAMP on remote systems, to be trusted, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

It was discovered that Org Mode did not correctly handle filenames containing shell metacharacters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. It was discovered that Org Mode could run untrusted code left in its buffer. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-03-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-03-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-03 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-349: Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data
  • CWE-494: Download of Code Without Integrity Check
CAPEC
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Alma
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Amazon
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Canonical
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Debian
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Suse
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Suse
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Suse
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Suse
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Suse
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Suse
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Suse
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