CVE-2024-30205 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Emacs before version 29.3, specifically within its Org mode component (before 9.6.23). This flaw allows Org mode to trust the contents of remote files, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or other malicious actions if a user opens a specially crafted remote file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating a high impact on integrity and availability with low attack complexity, though it requires user interaction. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 29.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.6.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:org_mode:*:*:*:*:*:gnu_emacs:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
CVE-2024-30205
Dec 10, 2024emacs: Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted
Mar 25, 2024In Emacs before 29.3 Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.
Mar 12, 2024