CVE-2024-30205

emacs: Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 25, 2024

Updated · October 31, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Emacs. Org mode considers the content of remote files, such as files opened with TRAMP on remote systems, to be trusted, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Statement

To exploit this flaw, an attacker needs to trick a user into opening a crafted Org mode file from a remote system. 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

Do not open untrusted Org mode files from a remote system.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-349 · Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data