CVE-2023-28617
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 19, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOrg Mode
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00033.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78
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