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CVE-2026-96442
A code execution flaw was found in Emacs, affecting versions prior to 31.2.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| Versions | before 31.2. |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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