CVE-2025-1244 Emacs: shell injection vulnerability in gnu emacs via custom "man" uri scheme
A command injection flaw was found in the text editor Emacs. It could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on a vulnerable system. Exploitation is possible by tricking users into visiting a specially crafted website or an HTTP URL with a redirect.
Problem types: cwe_id: CWE-78
description: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected products: default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::baseos
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
cpes: cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::baseos
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
cpes: cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::baseos
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
cpes: cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::baseos
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::baseos
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::baseos
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::baseos
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
cpes: cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
cpes: cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::appstream
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
cpes: cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
cpes: cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Builds for Red Hat OpenShift 1.3.2
cpes: cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_builds:1.3::el9
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
default_status: unknown
CVSS v3.1: attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
Credits: lang: en
value: Red Hat would like to thank Vasilij Schneidermann (CODE WHITE) for reporting this issue.
Published: 2025-02-12T14:27:45.707Z