GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data containing an x-display XML element that specifies execution of shell commands, related to an unsafe text/enriched extension in lisp/textmodes/enriched.el, and unsafe Gnus support for enriched and richtext inline MIME objects in lisp/gnus/mm-view.el. In particular, an Emacs user can be instantly compromised by reading a crafted email message (or Usenet news article).
CVE-2017-14482
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 89.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 14, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3975
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/11/1
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2771
- cve@mitrehttps://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350
- cve@mitrehttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-07
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3970
- cve@mitrehttps://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/index.html#Releases
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3975
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/11/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2771
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-07
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3970
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | emacs24-nox (24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | emacs25 (25.1+1-3ubuntu4.1) @ zesty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | emacs-1:24.3-20.el7_4 | 2017-09-19 | redhat |
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