01 Record

CVE-2017-14482

GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data containing an x-display XML element that specifies execution of shell

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data containing an x-display XML element that specifies execution of shell

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 4.01% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 89.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2017-09-14 16:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 19:27Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2017-09-14

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

0922d272ca96dc66cef7dc890ce05f532f1f677de4aa30ee0757e7dad0c4c596

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

debiandebian_linuxNot specified—

gnuemacsNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

www.debian.orgDSA-3975http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3975vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
git.savannah.gnu.orghttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.debian.orgDSA-3970https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3970vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201801-07https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-07vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:2771https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2771vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
www.gnu.orghttps://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/index.html#Releasesx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/11/1x_refsource_CONFIRM
debbugs.gnu.orghttps://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350x_refsource_CONFIRM

01 Record index

CVE-2017-14482

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

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02 Records

CVE-2017-14482

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References