The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of…

Description

The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of unsafe or risky variables, which might allow user-assisted attackers to bypass intended restrictions and modify critical program variables via a file containing a Local variables declaration.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.72% · top 46% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.3.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (19)

• FEDORA-2007-3056 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449008 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 27984 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• emacs-hacklocalvariables-security-bypass(38263) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 27728 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0924 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2007-3715 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/emacs/lisp/files.el?r1=1.896.2.28&r2=1.896.2.29 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 42060 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• USN-541-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 29420 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:034 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 26327 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197958 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-200712-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 27508 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27627 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:46 UTC.