High
CVE-2026-96269
GNU Emacs 28.1 through 31.1 allows arbitrary code execution upon opening a file, because an untrusted value of read-symbol-shorthands affects the intern and unintern functions. This affects the default configuration; no particular user settings are required to trigger it.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-96269
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-96269
Emacs
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"repo": "https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git",
"vendor": "GNU",
"modules": [
"File editing/viewing"
],
"product": "Emacs",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "28.1",
"versionType": "custom",
"lessThanOrEqual": "31.1"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-96269
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #502 · Revision 1
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- Publisher date