ubuntu-cve-2023-27985
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-03-09 06:15
Modified
2026-05-20 15:02
Summary
Details
emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to shell command injections through a crafted mailto: URI. This is related to lack of compliance with the Desktop Entry Specification. It is fixed in 29.0.90
Severity
7.8 (High)
7.8 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27985",
"modified": "2026-05-20T15:02:32Z",
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