CVE-2025-1244
Emacs: shell injection vulnerability in gnu emacs via custom "man" uri scheme
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A command injection flaw was found in the text editor Emacs. It could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on a vulnerable system. Exploitation is possible by tricking users into visiting a specially crafted website or an HTTP URL with a redirect.
| CWE | CWE-78 |
| Published | Feb 12, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Feb 25, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Builds for Red Hat OpenShift 1.3.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1915 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1917 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1961 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1962 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1963 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1964 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2022 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2130 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2157 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2195 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2754 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1244 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345150 debbugs.gnu.org: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=66390 git.savannah.gnu.org: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-30.1 openwall.com: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/01/2 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00033.html
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Vasilij Schneidermann (CODE WHITE) for reporting this issue.