CVE-2026-96269

EUVD-2026-84868
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
mitreCNA
7.5 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 3.51%
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources (CNA/ADP records, vendor advisories, Enginsight analysis).
VendorProductVersionSource
gnuemacs
28.1 ≤
𝑥
≤ 31.1
CNA
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
emacs
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
forky
1:30.2+1-11
fixed
sid
1:30.2+1-11
fixed
trixie
1:30.1+1-6+deb13u1
fixed
trixie (security)
1:30.1+1-6+deb13u1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
emacs
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
resolute
needs-triage
stonking
needs-triage
xemacs21
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
resolute
needs-triage
stonking
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
xemacs21-packages
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
resolute
needs-triage
stonking
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
emacs24
jammy
dne
noble
dne
resolute
dne
stonking
dne
xenial
needs-triage
emacs25
bionic
needs-triage
jammy
dne
noble
dne
resolute
dne
stonking
dne
Azure Linux logo
Azure Linux Releases
Azure Package
Release
emacs
Azure Linux 3.0
0:29.4-7.azl3
fixed