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CVE-2025-1244

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2025-02-12
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

A command injection flaw was found in the text editor Emacs. It could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on a vulnerable system. Exploitation is possible by tricking users into visiting a specially crafted website or an HTTP URL with a redirect.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-02-1215:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

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

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 1:27.2-11.el9_5.1and 4 other packages
  • emacsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1:26.1-13.el8_10and 5 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

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none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-02-12
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.6 %2026-10-22
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2025-02-12
Last Modified
2026-09-06
NVD status
Deferred

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1244?

A command injection flaw was found in the text editor Emacs. It could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on a vulnerable system. Exploitation is possible by tricking users into visiting a specially crafted website or an HTTP URL with a redirect.

Is CVE-2025-1244 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-1244 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.6% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-1244?

CVE-2025-1244 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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