CVE-2024-39331
Detail
Description
In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CISA-ADP
Change History
7 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP
6/17/2026 3:41:43 AM
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SSVC
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CVE Modified by MITRE
6/17/2026 3:41:43 AM
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[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}]
Initial Analysis by NIST
4/30/2025 12:44:51 PM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 29.4
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Reference Type
CVE: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29 Types: Release Notes
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CVE: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f4cc61636947b5c2f0afc67174dd369fe3277aa8 Types: Mailing List, Patch
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CVE: https://list.orgmode.org/87sex5gdqc.fsf%40localhost/ Types: Mailing List
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CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00023.html Types: Mailing List
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CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00024.html Types: Mailing List
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CVE: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2024-06/msg00000.html Types: Mailing List
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CVE: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40768225 Types: Mailing List
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CVE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/1 Types: Mailing List
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CVE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/2 Types: Mailing List
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MITRE: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29 Types: Release Notes
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MITRE: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f4cc61636947b5c2f0afc67174dd369fe3277aa8 Types: Mailing List, Patch
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MITRE: https://list.orgmode.org/87sex5gdqc.fsf%40localhost/ Types: Mailing List
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MITRE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00023.html Types: Mailing List
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MITRE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00024.html Types: Mailing List
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MITRE: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2024-06/msg00000.html Types: Mailing List
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MITRE: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40768225 Types: Mailing List
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MITRE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/1 Types: Mailing List
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MITRE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/2 Types: Mailing List
CVE Modified by CVE
11/21/2024 4:27:28 AM
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https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29
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https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f4cc61636947b5c2f0afc67174dd369fe3277aa8
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https://list.orgmode.org/87sex5gdqc.fsf%40localhost/
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00023.html
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00024.html
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https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2024-06/msg00000.html
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40768225
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/1
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/2
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP
7/02/2024 10:05:47 PM
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CVSS V3.1
CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE
CISA-ADP CWE-94
CVE Modified by MITRE
6/29/2024 3:15:02 AM
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MITRE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00023.html [No types assigned]
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MITRE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00024.html [No types assigned]
New CVE Received from MITRE
6/23/2024 6:15:09 PM
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Description
In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.
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Reference
MITRE https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29 [No types assigned]
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Reference
MITRE https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f4cc61636947b5c2f0afc67174dd369fe3277aa8 [No types assigned]
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MITRE https://list.orgmode.org/87sex5gdqc.fsf%40localhost/ [No types assigned]
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MITRE https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2024-06/msg00000.html [No types assigned]
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MITRE https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40768225 [No types assigned]
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MITRE https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/1 [No types assigned]
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MITRE https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/2 [No types assigned]
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2024-39331 NVD
Published Date: 06/23/2024 NVD
Last Modified: 06/17/2026
Source: MITRE
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