Emacs 28.x Emacsclient-Mail Desktop Lisp Injection via mailto:
CVE-2023-27986 Published on March 9, 2023
emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to Emacs Lisp code injections through a crafted mailto: URI with unescaped double-quote characters. It is fixed in 29.0.90.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-27986 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2023-27986. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
CVE-2023-27986 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-27986
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Exploit Probability
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