Org Mode up to 9.6.1 on Emacs os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Org Mode up to 9.6.1 on Emacs. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-28617. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Org Mode up to 9.6.1 on Emacs. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el in Org Mode through 9.6.1 for GNU Emacs allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a file name or directory name that contains shell metacharacters.

The weakness was shared 03/19/2023. The advisory is shared at git.savannah.gnu.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-28617 since 03/19/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216874 (Debian dla-4069 : emacs - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.savannah.gnu.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (216874) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-32285). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 216874
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4069 : emacs - security update

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org

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03/19/2023 🔍
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12/07/2025 +994 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: git.savannah.gnu.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28617 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28617
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223389
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2023 08:06
Updated: 12/07/2025 03:29
Changes: 03/19/2023 08:06 (39), 04/11/2023 22:34 (11), 02/27/2025 12:38 (17), 12/07/2025 03:29 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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