Back to Database
Status published
Unknown
CVE-2023-27985
emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to shell...
Vulnerability Description
emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to shell command injections through a crafted mailto: URI. This is related to lack of compliance with the Desktop Entry Specification. It is fixed in 29.0.90
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
THREAT MONITOR
Am I Vulnerable?
Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2023-27985
Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/08/2
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=d32091199ae5de590a83f1542a01d75fba000467
- https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=60204
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/09/1
- https://www.gabriel.urdhr.fr/2023/06/08/emacsclient-mail-shell-elisp-injections/
More from n/a
View All →CVE-2025-9910
Versions of the package jsondiffpatch before 0.7.2 are vulnerable to...
Low
2.3
CVE-2025-9802
RemoteClinic profile.php sql injection
Medium
5.1
CVE-2025-9799
Langfuse Webhook promptRouter.ts promptChangeEventSourcing server-side request forgery
Low
2.3
CVE-2025-9775
RemoteClinic edit-my-profile.php unrestricted upload
Medium
6.9
CVE-2025-9774
RemoteClinic edit-patient.php information disclosure
Medium
5.3
Affected Vendor
Affected Software
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 9th, 2023
Last Modified:
March 5th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.