emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el in Emacs 22.1 and 22.2 imports Python script from the current working directory during editing of a Python…

Description

emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el in Emacs 22.1 and 22.2 imports Python script from the current working directory during editing of a Python file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.53% · top 55% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-94 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-94 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• [emacs-devel] 20080905 Vulnerability in Emacs python integration (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 31982 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• emacs-python-code-execution(45021) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 31052 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=424340 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• GLSA-200902-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:216 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 34004 (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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2008-3949](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2008-3949.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2008-3949)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:00 UTC.