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TI-2010-00786 Aliases CVE-2010-0825GHSA-9x8g-36jg-fvcv

lib-src/movemail.c in movemail in emacs 22 and 23 allows local users to read, modify, or…

Priority LOW 20CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

lib-src/movemail.c in movemail in emacs 22 and 23 allows local users to read, modify, or delete arbitrary mailbox files via a symlink attack, related to improper file-permission checks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00324 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23.1VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.1 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0825
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9x8g-36jg-fvcv

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2024-36089 In elisp-mode.el in GNU Emacs before 30.1, a user who chooses to invoke… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-12576 emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to Emacs Lisp code… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-23951 GNU Emacs through 28.2 allows attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26287 In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-05829 Stack-based buffer overflow in emacs allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2017-10588 GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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