Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting emacs package, versions <27.2-150400.3.34.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-EMACS-20737146
  • published10 Oct 2026
  • disclosed8 Oct 2026

Introduced: 8 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-96442  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 emacs to version 27.2-150400.3.34.1 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1