CVE-2022-48338
An issue was discovered in GNU Emacs through 28.2. In ruby-mode.el, the ruby-find-library-file function has a local command injection vulnerability. The ruby-find-library-file function is an
02 Description
An issue was discovered in GNU Emacs through 28.2. In ruby-mode.el, the ruby-find-library-file function has a local command injection vulnerability. The ruby-find-library-file function is an
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 75.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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
- Moderate. 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
- 2023-02-20 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-03-18 15:21Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-02-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f65287f2f5048a2b3d3c3824334ff49fdb4dc84596bd19b2d9c89346b6d49f9c
05 Affected products
06 References
- git.savannah.gnu.orghttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=9a3b08061feea14d6f37685ca1ab8801758bfd1c
- www.debian.orgDSA-5360https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5360
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-5763445abehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6HDBUQNAH2WL4MHWCTUZLN7NGF7CHTK/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-29df561f1dhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FLPQ4K6H2S5TY3L5UDN4K4B3L5RQJYQ6/
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 9
- emacs Fixed in 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1
- emacs-common Fixed in 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1
- emacs-filesystem Fixed in 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1
- emacs-lucid Fixed in 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1
- emacs-nox Fixed in 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- emacs Fixed in 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1
- emacs-common Fixed in 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1
- emacs-filesystem Fixed in 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1
- emacs-lucid Fixed in 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1
- emacs-nox Fixed in 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- emacs Fixed in 1:28.2+1-11
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- emacs Fixed in 1:28.2+1-11
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- emacs Fixed in 1:28.2+1-11
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- xemacs21 No fix yet
- xemacs21-packages No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- xemacs21 No fix yet
- xemacs21-packages No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- xemacs21 No fix yet
- xemacs21-packages No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- emacs Fixed in 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2
- xemacs21 No fix yet
- xemacs21-packages No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- xemacs21 No fix yet
- xemacs21-packages No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- xemacs21 No fix yet
- xemacs21-packages No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- xemacs21 No fix yet
- xemacs21-packages No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- xemacs21 No fix yet
- xemacs21-packages No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.