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DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45939

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45939 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

GNU Emacs through 28.2 allows attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the name of a source-code file, because lib-src/etags.c uses the system C library function in its implementation of the ctags program. For example, a victim may use the "ctags *" command (suggested in the ctags documentation) in a situation where the current working directory has contents that depend on untrusted input.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14emacs0, 0, 0
Debian:11xemacs210, 0, 21.4.24-10
Debian:12emacs0, 0, 0
Debian:13emacs0, 0, 0
Debian:12xemacs210, 0, 0
Debian:11emacs27.1+1, 1:27.1+1-3.1, 0

Timeline

  • Nov 28, 2022 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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