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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-30202 · published 25 March 2024

CVE-2024-30202: Gnu emacs code injection vulnerability

Gnu · Emacs

In Emacs before 29.3, arbitrary Lisp code is evaluated as part of turning on Org mode. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.1% · top 35.7% CWE-94 · Code injection
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Emacs before 29.3, arbitrary Lisp code is evaluated as part of turning on Org mode. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.

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

Affected products

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

References

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/25/2 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/08/6 Mailing List
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=befa9fcaae29a6c9a283ba371c3c5234c7f644eb Patch
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29 Release Notes
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=003ddacf1c8d869b1858181c29ea21b731a8d8d9 Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/25/2 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/08/6 Mailing List
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=befa9fcaae29a6c9a283ba371c3c5234c7f644eb Patch
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29 Release Notes
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=003ddacf1c8d869b1858181c29ea21b731a8d8d9 Patch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-30202), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.