CVE-2025-1244
Emacs: shell injection vulnerability in gnu emacs via custom "man" uri scheme
02 Description
Emacs: shell injection vulnerability in gnu emacs via custom "man" uri scheme
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
- 2.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 85.0% 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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-06.
- 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
- 2025-02-12 14:27Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-06 01:37Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-02-12
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 107ec7fd0e602c87e3b39ed87255ccd5f53bd8752411c961c6cec458d2f5d2a5
05 Affected products
06 References
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2025:1915https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1915
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2025:1917https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1917
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2025:1961https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1961
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2025:1962https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1962
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2025:1963https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1963
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2025:1964https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1964
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2025:2022https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2022
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2025:2130https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2130
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2025:2157https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2157
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2025:2195https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2195
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2025:2754https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2754
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1244
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2345150https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345150
- git.savannah.gnu.orghttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=820f0793f0b46448928905552726c1f1b999062f
- debbugs.gnu.orghttps://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=66390
- git.savannah.gnu.orghttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-30.1
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/01/2
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00033.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- emacs Fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10
- emacs-common Fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10
- emacs-filesystem Fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10
- emacs-lucid Fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10
- emacs-nox Fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10
- emacs-terminal Fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- emacs Fixed in 1:27.2-11.el9_5.1
- emacs-common Fixed in 1:27.2-11.el9_5.1
- emacs-filesystem Fixed in 1:27.2-11.el9_5.1
- emacs-lucid Fixed in 1:27.2-11.el9_5.1
- emacs-nox Fixed in 1:27.2-11.el9_5.1
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- emacs Fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10
- emacs-common Fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10
- emacs-filesystem Fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10
- emacs-lucid Fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10
- emacs-nox Fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10
- emacs-terminal Fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 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.
CloudLinux 9
- emacs Fixed in 1:27.2-11.el9_5.1
- emacs-common Fixed in 1:27.2-11.el9_5.1
- emacs-filesystem Fixed in 1:27.2-11.el9_5.1
- emacs-lucid Fixed in 1:27.2-11.el9_5.1
- emacs-nox Fixed in 1:27.2-11.el9_5.1
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+1-15+deb12u4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- emacs Fixed in 1:30.1+1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- emacs Fixed in 1:30.1+1-1
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
- 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.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- emacs24 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- emacs25 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- emacs Fixed in 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- emacs Fixed in 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS
- emacs Fixed in 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
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.