CVE-2026-96442
HIGHCVSS 7.8Description
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.
Timeline
Published:September 23rd, 2026 11:17 AM
Last modified:November 5th, 2026 1:17 AM
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 7.8 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
References & Reports
Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84591
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85245
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:90800
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96442
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2537347
- https://github.com/emacs-mirror/emacs/commit/135e6f63f08fee3d374fa1a5187bce941a2d3e3c
- https://github.com/emacs-mirror/emacs/commit/abc802ee2eb0b1663349ddf22a461f8e54a383fb
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/14/1
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute