{
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-96269",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96269",
  "summary": "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.",
  "title": "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.",
  "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.",
  "published": "2026-09-22T20:32:40Z",
  "severity": "Important",
  "cvss": 7.8,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "cwe": "Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere",
  "epss": 0.00142,
  "epssPercentile": 0.03504,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96269",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "emacs",
      "release": "Debian 13.5 (trixie)",
      "fixedVersion": "1:30.1\u002B1-6\u002Bdeb13u1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-96269",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-96269",
      "released": "2026-09-23T19:19:02Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "emacs",
      "release": "Debian 14",
      "fixedVersion": "1:30.2\u002B1-11",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-96269",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-96269",
      "released": "2026-09-23T19:19:02Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "emacs",
      "release": "RHEL 10",
      "fixedVersion": "29.4-14.el10_2.4",
      "fix": "RHSA-2026:90887",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-90887",
      "released": "2026-09-22T20:32:40Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "emacs",
      "release": "almalinux 10",
      "fixedVersion": "1:29.4-14.el10_2.4",
      "fix": "ALSA-2026:90887",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-90887",
      "released": "2026-11-07T00:40:04Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "emacs",
      "release": "ol 10",
      "fixedVersion": "1:29.4-14.el10_2.4",
      "fix": "ELSA-2026-90887",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2026-90887",
      "released": "2026-11-07T00:59:15Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "emacs",
      "release": "rocky 10",
      "fixedVersion": "1:29.4-14.el10_2.4",
      "fix": "RLSA-2026:90887",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-90887",
      "released": "2026-11-07T00:39:51Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "emacs-common",
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      "fix": "ALSA-2026:90887",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-90887",
      "released": "2026-11-07T00:40:04Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "emacs-common",
      "release": "ol 10",
      "fixedVersion": "1:29.4-14.el10_2.4",
      "fix": "ELSA-2026-90887",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2026-90887",
      "released": "2026-11-07T00:59:15Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "emacs-filesystem",
      "release": "almalinux 10",
      "fixedVersion": "1:29.4-14.el10_2.4",
      "fix": "ALSA-2026:90887",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-90887",
      "released": "2026-11-07T00:40:04Z"
    },
    {
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      "product": "emacs-filesystem",
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2026-90887",
      "released": "2026-11-07T00:59:15Z"
    },
    {
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      "product": "emacs-lucid",
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-90887",
      "released": "2026-11-07T00:40:04Z"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2026-90887",
      "released": "2026-11-07T00:59:15Z"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2026-90887",
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    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-09T01:18:40Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}