High severity · published Mar 19, 2023
CVE-2023-28617
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OM
Org Mode · Gnu
through 9.6.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28617
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28617
Mailing List
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=8f8ec2ccf3f5ef8f38d68ec84a7e4739c45db485
Mailing List
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=a8006ea580ed74f27f974d60b598143b04ad1741
list.orgmode.org
https://list.orgmode.org/tencent_04CF842704737012CCBCD63CD654DD41CA0A%40qq.com/T/#m6ef8e7d34b25fe17b4cbb655b161edce18c6655e
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00008.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00019.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00033.html
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