CVE-2022-48338

emacs: local command injection in ruby-mode.el

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 21, 2023

Updated · January 22, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Emacs package. A malicious ruby source file may cause a local command injection.

Statement

This vulnerability is only triggered when a local user runs Emacs with untrusted input. For this reason, this flaw has been rated with a Moderate security impact.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')