CVE-2024-30202 Code injection in n/a

High 7.8 Published 25 Mar 2024 Updated 13 Nov 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary Lisp code when Org mode is enabled in Emacs, requiring an upgrade to secure the environment.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2024-30202?

CVE-2024-30202 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Emacs before 29.3, arbitrary Lisp code is evaluated as part of turning on Org mode. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-30202?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Gnu Emacs, Gnu Org Mode.

How do I fix CVE-2024-30202?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2024-30202 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-30202 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as AZL-37082, AZL-37105, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-30202, GHSA-8r8f-v2fj-h7cp, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30202.