MEDIUM
Emacs 21.2.1 does not prompt or warn the user before executing Lisp code in the local variables section of a text file, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated using the mode-name variable
Published Sep 26, 2005
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.01%
Description
Emacs 21.2.1 does not prompt or warn the user before executing Lisp code in the local variables section of a text file, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated using the mode-name variable.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.01% 0.03014
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03014
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.01% (0.03014) | 86.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.01% (0.03014) | 85.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.48% (0.06477) | 90.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.64% (0.10637) | 88.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.48% (0.06477) | 89.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.21% (0.04215) | 87.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.71% (0.01707) | 87.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00700) | 80.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00756) | 80.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00725) | 77.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01025) | 81.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286183 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.bug/browse_frm/thread/9424ec1b2fdae321/c691a2da8904db0f?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dguninski%2Bemacs%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3Dmailman.763.1041357806.19936.bug-gnu-emacs%2540gnu.org%26rnum%3D1#c691a2da8904db0f x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-May/005089.html x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17496 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:208 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15375 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286183 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.bug/browse_frm/thread/9424ec1b2fdae321/c691a2da8904db0f?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dguninski%2Bemacs%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3Dmailman.763.1041357806.19936.bug-gnu-emacs%2540gnu.org%26rnum%3D1#c691a2da8904db0f | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-May/005089.html | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17496 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:208 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15375 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 26, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 26, 2005
Link CVE-2003-1232
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a