CVE-2014-9483

Emacs 24.4 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions.

7.5 High

Emacs 24.4 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

2.85%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Emacs 24.4 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions.

Record: CVE-2014-9483
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Emacs 24.4 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions.

Record: CVE-2014-9483
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-9302 No score

Emacs 24.4 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions.

Record: EUVD-2014-9302
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hh37-cm5v-2qrh 7.5

Emacs 24.4 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions.

Emacs 24.4 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions.

Record: GHSA-hh37-cm5v-2qrh
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9483 7.5

Emacs 24.4 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9483
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10469-1 No score

emacs-25.1-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the emacs-25.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10469-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu emacs

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`emacs` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 25.1-1.1	25.1-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-9483 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gnu Emacs, published August 28, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.85%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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