In Emacs before 29.3, LaTeX preview is enabled by default for e-mail attachments.
Priority LOW 15CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In Emacs before 29.3, LaTeX preview is enabled by default for e-mail attachments.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00475 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2024:9302 Released 2024-11-12 · Red Hat rating Moderateemacs security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) emacs-1:27.2-10.el9, emacs-common-1:27.2-10.el9, emacs-filesystem-1:27.2-10.el9 +2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9302 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-30204
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27fr-v43j-r34m
References
Other 13
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240429 [SECURITY] [DLA 3801-1] emacs security update
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240430 [SECURITY] [DLA 3802-1] org-mode security update
- [oss-security] 20240325 Re: GNU emacs 29.3 released to fix security issues
- [oss-security] 20240408 Re: Is CVE-2024-30203 bogus? (Emacs)
- [oss-security] 20240410 Re: Is CVE-2024-30203 bogus? (Emacs)
- [oss-security] 20240411 Re: Is CVE-2024-30203 bogus? (Emacs)
- [oss-security] 20240410 Re: Is CVE-2024-30203 bogus? (Emacs)
- [oss-security] 20240408 Re: Is CVE-2024-30203 bogus? (Emacs)
- [oss-security] 20240410 Re: Re: Is CVE-2024-30203 bogus? (Emacs)
- [oss-security] 20240408 Re: Is CVE-2024-30203 bogus? (Emacs)
- [oss-security] 20240408 Is CVE-2024-30203 bogus? (Emacs)
- [oss-security] 20240410 Re: Is CVE-2024-30203 bogus? (Emacs)
Sources
- CVE-2024-30204 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-30204 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-27fr-v43j-r34m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-30204 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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