CVE-2026-96442

CVE CVE-2026-96442EUVD EUVD-2026-85187Published 2026-09-23T10:10:36.000ZLast changed 2026-09-24T20:00:40.000ZCVSS 7.8

What the advisory describes

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.

Source: EUVD (ENISA), in the words of the advisory.

Products the advisory names

These come from the advisory itself, not from any check we performed.

• Red Hat — Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
• Red Hat — Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
• Red Hat — Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
• Red Hat — Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
• Red Hat — Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
• open source — GNU Emacs 0 <31.2

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Carried in the product catalogue

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• Red Hat — Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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