CVE catalog
CVE-2023-28617
Org Mode vulnerabilities
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.47% · Oct 25, 2026
org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el in Org Mode through 9.6.1 for GNU Emacs allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a file name or directory name that contains shell metacharacters.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | emacs | sid | 1:30.2+1-11 | fixed |
| Debian | emacs | forky | 1:30.2+1-11 | fixed |
| Debian | emacs | trixie | 1:30.1+1-6+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | emacs | trixie-security | 1:30.1+1-6+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | emacs | bookworm | 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u4 | fixed |
| Debian | emacs | bookworm-security | 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u4 | fixed |
| Debian | org-mode | sid | 9.8.12+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | org-mode | forky | 9.8.10+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | org-mode | trixie | 9.7.29+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | org-mode | bookworm | 9.5.2+dfsh-5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | org-mode | noble | 9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | elpa-org | noble | 9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs-bin-common | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs-common | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs-el | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs-gtk | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs-lucid | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs-nox | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs-pgtk | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | org-mode | pro | 9.6.7+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | org-mode | pro | 9.6.10+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | org-mode | pro | 9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | pro | 24.5+1-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | pro | 24.5+1-1ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | pro | 24.5+1-1ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | pro | 24.5+1-1ubuntu6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | pro | 24.5+1-1ubuntu7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | pro | 24.5+1-6ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | pro | 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | pro | 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | pro | 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | pro | 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | emacs | source | sid | 1:28.2+1-14 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1033342] |
| Debian | emacs | source | forky | 1:28.2+1-14 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1033342] |
| Debian | emacs | source | trixie | 1:28.2+1-14 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1033342] |
| Debian | emacs | source | bookworm | 1:28.2+1-14 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1033342] |
| Debian | org-mode | source | sid | 9.5.2+dfsh-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1033341] |
| Debian | org-mode | source | forky | 9.5.2+dfsh-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1033341] |
| Debian | org-mode | source | trixie | 9.5.2+dfsh-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1033341] |
| Debian | org-mode | source | bookworm | 9.5.2+dfsh-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1033341] |
| Ubuntu | org-mode | deb | noble | 9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | elpa-org | deb | noble | 9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs | deb | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs-bin-common | deb | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs-common | deb | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs-el | deb | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs-gtk | deb | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs-lucid | deb | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs-nox | deb | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs-pgtk | deb | noble | 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | org-mode | deb | pro | 9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | USN-7375-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | deb | pro | 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3 | Not reported | USN-6003-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2010]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2023_1930.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28617]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3616-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-4069-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6003-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7375-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28617]
- [https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7027-1]
- [https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7375-1]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-0692.json]
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