CVE-2024-30205

HIGH

7.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Emacs before 29.3, Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.

CWE-494

How to fix

Remediation Available

emacsDebian

Fixed in:1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u3CVE-2024-30205

Fixed in:1:28.2+1-15+deb12u1CVE-2024-30205

Fixed in:1:29.3+1-1CVE-2024-30205

emacsRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-commonRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-commonRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-common-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-common-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-filesystemRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-filesystemRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-lucidRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-lucidRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-lucid-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-lucid-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-noxRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-noxRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-nox-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-nox-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

Fixed in:1:27.2-10.el9RHSA-2024:9302

emacs-terminalRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

emacs-terminalRocky

Fixed in:1:26.1-12.el8_10RHSA-2024:6987

elpa-orgUbuntu

Fixed in:9.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

emacsUbuntu

Fixed in:1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

emacs-bin-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

emacs-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

emacs-elUbuntu

Fixed in:1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2USN-7027-1

Fixed in:1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1USN-7027-1

emacs24Ubuntu

Fixed in:24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4USN-7027-1

emacs24-bin-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4USN-7027-1

emacs24-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4USN-7027-1

emacs24-elUbuntu

Fixed in:24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4USN-7027-1

emacs25Ubuntu

Fixed in:25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7027-1

emacs25-bin-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7027-1

emacs25-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7027-1

emacs25-elUbuntu

Fixed in:25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7027-1

org-modeUbuntu

Fixed in:8.3.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

Fixed in:9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7375-1

GNU EmacsWindows application

Affected:29.3Fixed in:29.3GNU Project

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Mailing List3

Release Notes1

git.savannah.gnu.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-494 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-5398	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-40799	High	8.8	32%	KEV	-
CVE-2026-3502	High	7.8	5.8%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2018-19234	High	8.8	3.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-6567	Critical	9.8	2.9%	-	-
CVE-2016-6564	High	8.1	2.7%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-30205?

Published advisories record a fix for 38 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2024-30205 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-30205 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.48% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 39% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-30205?

CVE-2024-30205 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-30205 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for emacs (Debian), emacs (Rocky), emacs (Red Hat / RHEL), emacs-common (Rocky), and 34 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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