# CVE-2003-1232

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2003-1232
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.27
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Sep 26, 2005
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

Emacs 21.2.1 does not prompt or warn the user before executing Lisp code in the local variables section of a text file, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated using the mode-name variable.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.bug/browse_frm/thread/9424ec1b2fdae321/c691a2da8904db0f?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dguninski%2Bemacs%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3Dmailman.763.1041357806.19936.bug-gnu-emacs%2540gnu.org%26rnum%3D1#c691a2da8904db0f)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15375)
- [CNA](http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:208)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/17496)
- [CNA](http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286183)
- [CNA](http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-May/005089.html)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 6.66%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 91.0

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._