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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-28617 · published 19 March 2023

CVE-2023-28617: Gnu org mode os command injection vulnerability

Gnu · Org Mode

org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el in Org Mode through 9.6.1 for GNU Emacs allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a file name or directory name that contains shell metacharacters.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.47% · top 61.9% CWE-78 · OS command injection
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.47%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
11References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el in Org Mode through 9.6.1 for GNU Emacs allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a file name or directory name that contains shell metacharacters.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=8f8ec2ccf3f5ef8f38d68ec84a7e4739c45db485 Mailing ListPatch
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=a8006ea580ed74f27f974d60b598143b04ad1741 Mailing ListPatch
https://list.orgmode.org/tencent_04CF842704737012CCBCD63CD654DD41CA0A%40qq.com/T/#m6ef8e7d34b25fe17b4cbb655b161edce18c66
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00008.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00019.html
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=8f8ec2ccf3f5ef8f38d68ec84a7e4739c45db485 Mailing ListPatch
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=a8006ea580ed74f27f974d60b598143b04ad1741 Mailing ListPatch
https://list.orgmode.org/tencent_04CF842704737012CCBCD63CD654DD41CA0A%40qq.com/T/#m6ef8e7d34b25fe17b4cbb655b161edce18c66
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00008.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00019.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00033.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-28617), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.