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.

CVE-2026-96269 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:90887, released September 22, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVSS

7.8

Important

Exploitation

None reported

No vendor assessment

CISA KEV

Not listed

Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

EPSS

0.0014

3rd percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

Product	Fixed in	Fix	Released
Linux
emacs · Debian 13.5 (trixie)	1:30.1+1-6+deb13u1	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-96269	Sep 23, 2026
emacs · Debian 14	1:30.2+1-11	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-96269	Sep 23, 2026
emacs · RHEL 10	29.4-14.el10_2.4	RHSA-2026:90887	Sep 22, 2026
emacs · almalinux 10	1:29.4-14.el10_2.4	ALSA-2026:90887	Nov 7, 2026
emacs · ol 10	1:29.4-14.el10_2.4	ELSA-2026-90887	Nov 7, 2026
emacs · rocky 10	1:29.4-14.el10_2.4	RLSA-2026:90887	Nov 7, 2026
emacs-common · almalinux 10	1:29.4-14.el10_2.4	ALSA-2026:90887	Nov 7, 2026
emacs-common · ol 10	1:29.4-14.el10_2.4	ELSA-2026-90887	Nov 7, 2026
emacs-filesystem · almalinux 10	1:29.4-14.el10_2.4	ALSA-2026:90887	Nov 7, 2026
emacs-filesystem · ol 10	1:29.4-14.el10_2.4	ELSA-2026-90887	Nov 7, 2026
emacs-lucid · almalinux 10	1:29.4-14.el10_2.4	ALSA-2026:90887	Nov 7, 2026
emacs-lucid · ol 10	1:29.4-14.el10_2.4	ELSA-2026-90887	Nov 7, 2026
emacs-nw · almalinux 10	1:29.4-14.el10_2.4	ALSA-2026:90887	Nov 7, 2026
emacs-nw · ol 10	1:29.4-14.el10_2.4	ELSA-2026-90887	Nov 7, 2026

Details

Published
September 22, 2026
Weakness
Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96269

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