Shell command execution via unescaped man URI
Published Feb 12, 2025 · Updated Aug 16, 2026
Command injection in GNU Emacs 29.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute shell commands through a crafted website or redirected URL. url-man passes the URI filename to Man-getpage-in-background, which interpolates it into a shell command without escaping shell control characters. A user must cause Emacs to retrieve or render the attacker-controlled URI; resulting commands run with that user's authority.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in GNU Emacs 29.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute shell commands through a crafted website or redirected URL. url-man passes the URI filename to Man-getpage-in-background, which interpolates it into a shell command without escaping shell control characters. A user must cause Emacs to retrieve or render the attacker-controlled URI; resulting commands run with that user's authority.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-1244
- Published
- Feb 12, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 16, 2026
- Vendor
- 389 Directory Server
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1203, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- Emacs man URI shell-injection proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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