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CVE-2026-96442 Details

Description

A code execution flaw was found in Emacs, affecting versions prior to 31.2. The Flymake mode using language backends other than Lisp would execute arbitrary code from the edited file while performing syntax checking. Viewing or editing untrusted files using Emacs could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running Emacs.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96442 [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2537347 [email protected]
https://github.com/emacs-mirror/emacs/commit/135e6f63f08fee3d374fa1a5187bce941a2d3e3c [email protected]
https://github.com/emacs-mirror/emacs/commit/abc802ee2eb0b1663349ddf22a461f8e54a383fb [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/14/1 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

No affected product data is available for this CVE.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-96442
NVD Published Date:
Sep 23, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Sep 24, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-96442 Details - Not Deferred