CVE-2023-2491
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.46%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 38
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (5)
CWE
- CWE-77
- CWE-77
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873
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