How should we interpret CVSS severity scores?

CVSS estimates technical severity, but it does not automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, asset criticality, known exploitation, and whether compensating controls exist. A Medium CVSS on an exposed production system can be more urgent than a Critical on an isolated non-production host.

Vulnerability Database

Q: What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

Q: What's the difference between a vulnerability, an exploit, and a zero-day?

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. Risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Q: Why do vulnerabilities keep reappearing in our environment?

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete asset discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host.

Q: How do we prioritize remediation without burning out the team?

Use a repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress so remediation is steady, not reactive.

Q: How can SynScan help reduce vulnerability risk over time?

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

Vulnerabilities for products matching "emacs"

Found 1 matching product.

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gnu / emacs

34 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2024-53920	High	November 27, 2024 11/27/24	< 30.1
CVE-2024-39331	Critical	June 23, 2024 6/23/24	< 29.4
CVE-2024-30205	High	March 25, 2024 3/25/24	< 29.3
CVE-2024-30204	Low	March 25, 2024 3/25/24	< 29.3
CVE-2024-30203	Medium	March 25, 2024 3/25/24	< 29.3
CVE-2024-30202	High	March 25, 2024 3/25/24	< 29.3
CVE-2023-2491	High	May 17, 2023 5/17/23	== 26.1-9.el8 == 27.2-8.el9
CVE-2023-27986	High	March 9, 2023 3/9/23	>= 28.1 <= 28.2
CVE-2023-27985	High	March 9, 2023 3/9/23	>= 28.1 <= 28.2
CVE-2022-48337	Critical	February 20, 2023 2/20/23	<= 28.2
CVE-2022-48338	High	February 20, 2023 2/20/23	<= 28.2
CVE-2022-48339	High	February 20, 2023 2/20/23	<= 28.2
CVE-2022-45939	High	November 28, 2022 11/28/22	<= 28.2
CVE-2017-1000383	Low	October 31, 2017 10/31/17	<= 25.3.0
CVE-2017-14482	Medium	September 14, 2017 9/14/17	<= 25.2
CVE-2014-9483	Medium	August 28, 2017 8/28/17	== 24.4
CVE-2014-3421	Low	May 8, 2014 5/8/14	== 22.1 == 21.1 == 21.3 == 20.1 == 20.5 == 20.4 == 20.7 == 20.6 == 21.2 == 23.3 == 23.1 == 20.2 == 21.3.1 == 22.3 <= 24.3 == 24.2 == 23.4 == 21 == 20.3 == 21.4 == 21.2.1 == 22.2 == 23.2 == 20.0 == 24.1
CVE-2014-3422	Low	May 8, 2014 5/8/14	== 22.1 == 21.1 == 21.3 == 20.1 == 20.5 == 20.4 == 20.7 == 20.6 == 21.2 == 23.3 == 23.1 == 20.2 == 21.3.1 == 22.3 <= 24.3 == 24.2 == 23.4 == 21 == 20.3 == 21.4 == 21.2.1 == 22.2 == 23.2 == 20.0 == 24.1
CVE-2014-3423	Low	May 8, 2014 5/8/14	== 22.1 == 21.1 == 21.3 == 20.1 == 20.5 == 20.4 == 20.7 == 20.6 == 21.2 == 23.3 == 23.1 == 20.2 == 21.3.1 == 22.3 <= 24.3 == 24.2 == 23.4 == 21 == 20.3 == 21.4 == 21.2.1 == 22.2 == 23.2 == 20.0 == 24.1
CVE-2014-3424	Low	May 8, 2014 5/8/14	== 22.1 == 21.1 == 21.3 == 20.1 == 20.5 == 20.4 == 20.7 == 20.6 == 21.2 == 23.3 == 23.1 == 20.2 == 21.3.1 == 22.3 <= 24.3 == 24.2 == 23.4 == 21 == 20.3 == 21.4 == 21.2.1 == 22.2 == 23.2 == 20.0 == 24.1
CVE-2012-3479	Medium	August 25, 2012 8/25/12	== 23.3 == 23.4 == 23.2 == 24.1
CVE-2012-0035	High	January 19, 2012 1/19/12	== 22.1 == 21.1 == 21.3 == 20.1 == 20.5 <= 23.3 == 20.4 == 20.7 == 20.6 == 21.2 == 23.1 == 20.2 == 21.3.1 == 22.3 == 23.4 == 21 == 20.3 == 21.4 == 21.2.1 == 22.2 == 23.2 == 20.0
CVE-2010-0825	Low	April 5, 2010 4/5/10	== 22.1 == 23.1 == 22.3 == 22.2
CVE-2008-2142	Medium	May 12, 2008 5/12/08	== 21.3.1
CVE-2008-1694	Low	April 22, 2008 4/22/08	== 21.1 == 21.3 == 20.7 == 21.2 == 21.4
CVE-2007-6109	High	December 7, 2007 12/7/07	*
CVE-2007-5795	Medium	November 2, 2007 11/2/07	<= 22.1
CVE-2007-2833	High	June 21, 2007 6/21/07	== 21
CVE-2005-0100	High	February 7, 2005 2/7/05	== 21.3 <= 20.0
CVE-2003-1232	Medium	December 31, 2003 12/31/03	== 21.2.1
CVE-2001-1301	Low	August 7, 2001 8/7/01	== 20.4
CVE-2000-0269	Low	April 18, 2000 4/18/00	== 20.1 == 20.5 == 20.4 == 20.6 == 20.2 == 20.3 == 20.0
CVE-2000-0270	Low	April 18, 2000 4/18/00	== 20.1 == 20.5 == 20.4 == 20.6 == 20.2 == 20.3 == 20.0
CVE-2000-0271	Low	April 18, 2000 4/18/00	== 20.1 == 20.5 == 20.4 == 20.6 == 20.2 == 20.3 == 20.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.

Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.