Is CVE-2008-3949 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3949 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3949?

CVE-2008-3949 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-3949

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 0.5% (43th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-3934)
Published: September 22, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3934 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

suse / suse linux

Certified products that may be affected

4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

SUSE Linux Enterprise OpenSSL 1 Cryptographic Module - SUSE LLC - FIPS 140 5238 - active
SUSE Linux Enterprise OpenSSL 3 Cryptographic Module - SUSE LLC - FIPS 140 5096 - active
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1214-2025 - active
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server V8, Service Pack 3, RC4, with certification-sles-eal3 package - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0234-2004 - archived

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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