# CVE-2023-28617: emacs: GNU Emacs is a powerful, customizable, self-documenting text editor

CVE-2023-28617 is fixed in 23 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28617, released March 19, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28617
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0047
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Mar 18, 2023

## Description

GNU Emacs is a powerful, customizable, self-documenting text editor. It provides special code editing features, a scripting language (elisp), and the capability to read e-mail and news.  Security Fix(es):  * emacs: command injection vulnerability in org-mode (CVE-2023-28617)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | elpa-org Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [elpa-org 9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-elpa-org-9.5.2-dfsh-4ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u6 | [DLA-4069-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dla-4069-1.md) | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Linux | emacs Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:28.2+1-14 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28617](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-28617.md) | Mar 19, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:28.2+1-14 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28617](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-28617.md) | Mar 19, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs Debian 14 | 1:28.2+1-14 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28617](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-28617.md) | Mar 19, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs RHEL 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [RHSA-2023:1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs RHEL 9 | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 | [RHSA-2023:2074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2074.md) | May 2, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | [emacs 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-emacs-1-26.3-1-1ubuntu2-esm1.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs almalinux 8 | 1:26.1-10.el8_8.2 | [ALSA-2023:3104](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3104.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs almalinux 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-147.md) | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs ol 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [ELSA-2023-1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs ol 9 | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 | [ELSA-2023-2074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2074.md) | May 2, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs rocky 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [RLSA-2023:1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 26, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs rocky 9 | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 | [RLSA-2023:2074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-2074.md) | May 5, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-bin-common Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | [emacs-bin-common 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-emacs-bin-common-1-26.3-1-1ubuntu2-esm1.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-bin-common Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs-bin-common 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-bin-common-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-common RHEL 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [RHSA-2023:1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-common RHEL 9 | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 | [RHSA-2023:2074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2074.md) | May 2, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-common Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | [emacs-common 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-emacs-common-1-26.3-1-1ubuntu2-esm1.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-common Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs-common 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-common-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-common almalinux 8 | 1:26.1-10.el8_8.2 | [ALSA-2023:3104](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3104.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-common almalinux 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-common amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-147.md) | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-common ol 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [ELSA-2023-1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-common ol 9 | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 | [ELSA-2023-2074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2074.md) | May 2, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-common-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-147.md) | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-147.md) | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-debugsource amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-147.md) | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-devel amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-147.md) | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-el Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | [emacs-el 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-emacs-el-1-26.3-1-1ubuntu2-esm1.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-el Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs-el 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-el-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-filesystem RHEL 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [RHSA-2023:1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-filesystem RHEL 9 | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 | [RHSA-2023:2074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2074.md) | May 2, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-filesystem almalinux 8 | 1:26.1-10.el8_8.2 | [ALSA-2023:3104](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3104.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-filesystem almalinux 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-filesystem amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-147.md) | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-filesystem ol 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [ELSA-2023-1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-filesystem ol 9 | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 | [ELSA-2023-2074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2074.md) | May 2, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-gtk Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | [emacs-gtk 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-emacs-gtk-1-26.3-1-1ubuntu2-esm1.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-gtk Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs-gtk 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-gtk-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid RHEL 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [RHSA-2023:1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid RHEL 9 | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 | [RHSA-2023:2074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2074.md) | May 2, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | [emacs-lucid 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-emacs-lucid-1-26.3-1-1ubuntu2-esm1.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs-lucid 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-lucid-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid almalinux 8 | 1:26.1-10.el8_8.2 | [ALSA-2023:3104](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3104.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid almalinux 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-147.md) | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid ol 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [ELSA-2023-1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid ol 9 | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 | [ELSA-2023-2074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2074.md) | May 2, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-147.md) | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox RHEL 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [RHSA-2023:1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox RHEL 9 | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 | [RHSA-2023:2074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2074.md) | May 2, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | [emacs-nox 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-emacs-nox-1-26.3-1-1ubuntu2-esm1.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-nox Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs-nox 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-nox-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-nox almalinux 8 | 1:26.1-10.el8_8.2 | [ALSA-2023:3104](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3104.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox almalinux 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-147.md) | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox ol 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [ELSA-2023-1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox ol 9 | 1:27.2-6.el9_1.1 | [ELSA-2023-2074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2074.md) | May 2, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-147.md) | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-terminal RHEL 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [RHSA-2023:1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-terminal almalinux 8 | 1:26.1-10.el8_8.2 | [ALSA-2023:3104](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3104.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-terminal amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-147.md) | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-terminal ol 8 | 1:26.1-7.el8_7.1 | [ELSA-2023-1930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1930.md) | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs25 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2 | [emacs25 25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-emacs25-25.2-1-6ubuntu0.1-esm2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs25-bin-common Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2 | [emacs25-bin-common 25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-emacs25-bin-common-25.2-1-6ubuntu0.1-esm2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs25-common Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2 | [emacs25-common 25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-emacs25-common-25.2-1-6ubuntu0.1-esm2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs25-el Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2 | [emacs25-el 25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-emacs25-el-25.2-1-6ubuntu0.1-esm2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs25-lucid Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2 | [emacs25-lucid 25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-emacs25-lucid-25.2-1-6ubuntu0.1-esm2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs25-nox Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2 | [emacs25-nox 25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-emacs25-nox-25.2-1-6ubuntu0.1-esm2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | org-mode Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 9.5.2+dfsh-5 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28617](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-28617.md) | Mar 19, 2023 |
| Linux | org-mode Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 9.5.2+dfsh-5 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28617](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-28617.md) | Mar 19, 2023 |
| Linux | org-mode Debian 14 | 9.5.2+dfsh-5 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28617](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-28617.md) | Mar 19, 2023 |
| Linux | org-mode Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [org-mode 9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-org-mode-9.5.2-dfsh-4ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |

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