Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Affecting emacs package, versions <1:30.1+1-6+deb13u1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published23 Sept 2026
- disclosed22 Sept 2026
Introduced: 22 Sep 2026
NewCVE-2026-96269 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest emacs to version 1:30.1+1-6+deb13u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream emacs package and not the emacs package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
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.