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    CVE-2023-27985

    emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to shell command injections through a crafted mailto: URI. This is related to lack of compliance with the Desktop Entry Specification. It is fixed in 29.0.90

    Published:Mar 8, 2023
    Last Modified:Mar 5, 2025
    EPS:Mar 9, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00056
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Emacs

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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