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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-39331 · published 23 June 2024

CVE-2024-39331: Gnu emacs code injection vulnerability

Gnu · Emacs

In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.3% · top 30.2% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29 Release Notes
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f4cc61636947b5c2f0afc67174dd369fe3277aa8 Mailing ListPatch
https://list.orgmode.org/87sex5gdqc.fsf%40localhost/ Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00023.html Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00024.html Mailing List
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2024-06/msg00000.html Mailing List
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40768225 Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/1 Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/2 Mailing List
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=f4cc61636947b5c2f0afc67174dd369fe3277aa8 Mailing ListPatch
https://list.orgmode.org/87sex5gdqc.fsf%40localhost/ Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00023.html Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00024.html Mailing List
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2024-06/msg00000.html Mailing List
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40768225 Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/1 Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/2 Mailing List

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-39331), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.