CVE-2026-96269

Published Sep 22, 2026 CWE-829

Description

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.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-829 CWE-829

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-96269? +
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.
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