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CVE-2024-39331

Q: Is CVE-2024-39331 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-39331, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-39331?

CVE-2024-39331 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2024-06-23
Fixed in29.4
WeaknessCWE-94

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2024-06-2322:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP

Gnu emacs

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
29.4	< 29.4	29.4	NVD · CISA-ADP

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

emacsAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 1:27.2-10.el9_4and 4 other packages
emacsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1:26.1-12.el8_10and 5 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

Update Gnu emacs to 29.4

Advisories and patches

git.savannah.gnu.orgRelease Notes
git.savannah.gnu.orgPatch

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-08-21
OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.19.82024-07-01
CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-942024-07-01
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-23
OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2024-06-23
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-39331?

In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.

Is CVE-2024-39331 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-39331, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-39331?

CVE-2024-39331 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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