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TI-2012-03007 Aliases CVE-2012-3479GHSA-fh9m-xg7x-wmp2

lisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in…

Priority LOW 36Published · 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
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

lisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in local-variable sections when the enable-local-variables option is set to :safe, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code via a crafted file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03744 89th 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:23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*24.1VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.1 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: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3479
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh9m-xg7x-wmp2

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

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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