CVE-2026-96442

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.

CVSS 3.1

7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 9% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-94

Published

2026-09-23

Modified

2026-10-20

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-21

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84591
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85245
• 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

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