CVE-2026-96269
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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 un…
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.
CVSS
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Awaiting analysis by NVD
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-22 21:17
Modified: 2026-09-24 21:00
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:55 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=80574#227 cve@mitre.org
- https://yhetil.org/emacs/jwvtsph1aoj.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org/T/#m319545e835fb71d764bf868... cve@mitre.org
- https://eshelyaron.com/posts/2026-08-06-emacs-arbitrary-code-execution-returns.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/20/3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:55 UTC · record ↗