Untrusted search path vulnerability in EDE in CEDET before 1.0.1, as used in GNU Emacs…
Priority MEDIUM 44Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in EDE in CEDET before 1.0.1, as used in GNU Emacs before 23.4 and other products, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted Lisp expression in a Project.ede file in the directory, or a parent directory, of an opened file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02303 83rd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 32
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.0 | Vulnerable | Eric M Ludlam |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | Eric M Ludlam |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | Eric M Ludlam |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 beta3 | Vulnerable | Eric M Ludlam |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 pre1 | Vulnerable | Eric M Ludlam |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 pre2 | Vulnerable | Eric M Ludlam |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 pre3 | Vulnerable | Eric M Ludlam |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 pre4 | Vulnerable | Eric M Ludlam |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:pre6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 pre6 | Vulnerable | Eric M Ludlam |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:pre7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 pre7 | Vulnerable | Eric M Ludlam |
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0 Vulnerable ·Eric M Ludlam
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Eric M Ludlam
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Eric M Ludlam
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·Eric M Ludlam
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 pre1 Vulnerable ·Eric M Ludlam
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 pre2 Vulnerable ·Eric M Ludlam
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 pre3 Vulnerable ·Eric M Ludlam
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 pre4 Vulnerable ·Eric M Ludlam
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:pre6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 pre6 Vulnerable ·Eric M Ludlam
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_m_ludlam:cedet:1.0:pre7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 pre7 Vulnerable ·Eric M Ludlam
Show 22 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 23.3 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.1 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.2 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.3 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.4 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.5 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.6 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.7 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.1 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.2 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.2.1 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.3 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.3.1 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.4 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.1 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.2 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.3 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 23.1 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 23.2 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 23.4 | Vulnerable | GNU |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 23.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.7 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
- 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
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0035
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hw9p-49fv-hhp6
References
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2012-0035 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0035 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hw9p-49fv-hhp6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-0035 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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