CVE-2008-3949
emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el in Emacs 22.1 and 22.2 imports Python script from the current...
emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el in Emacs 22.1 and 22.2 imports Python script from the current working directory during editing of a Python file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el in Emacs 22.1 and 22.2 imports Python script from the current working directory during editing of a Python file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file.
- Record
CVE-2008-3949- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el in Emacs 22.1 and 22.2 imports Python script from the current working directory during editing of a Python file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file.
- Record
CVE-2008-3949- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3934 No score
emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el in Emacs 22.1 and 22.2 imports Python script from the current working directory during editing of a Python file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3934- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9pv8-whmh-9q87 No score
emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el in Emacs 22.1 and 22.2 imports Python script from the current...
emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el in Emacs 22.1 and 22.2 imports Python script from the current working directory during editing of a Python file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file.
- Record
GHSA-9pv8-whmh-9q87- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3949 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Suse Linux, published September 22, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.