cvedb.io
CVE-2023-2491
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2023-05-17T22:15:10.997 · Last modified 2026-06-17T05:52:42.710

Summary

A flaw was found in the Emacs text editor. Processing a specially crafted org-mode code with the "org-babel-execute:latex" function in ob-latex.el can result in arbitrary command execution. This CVE exists because of a CVE-2023-28617 security regression for the emacs package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2.

Affected products

gnu — emacs

Does this affect you?

Add your gear to cvedb and we'll alert you only when gnu ships something exploited.

Check my exposure →

References

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Informational only; not professional security advice.