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CVE-2008-4191

extract-table.pl in Emacspeak 26 and 28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the extract-table.csv…

Medium6.6EPSS 0.41%
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Description

extract-table.pl in Emacspeak 26 and 28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the extract-table.csv temporary file.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2008-4191, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium6.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.41% · top 65% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.6.

Weakness

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