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CVE-2025-1244: Emacs: shell injection vulnerability in gnu emacs via custom "man" uri scheme
Description
A flaw was found in the Emacs text editor. Improper handling of custom "man" URI schemes allows attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by tricking users into visiting a specially crafted website or an HTTP URL with a redirect.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-1244
Affected Products
Vendor: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 19.94% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-13 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1244https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345150