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  "summary": "CVE-2026-96442 is fixed in 13 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:84591, released September 14, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "Emacs: emacs: arbitrary code execution in flymake mode",
  "description": "GNU Emacs is a powerful, customizable, self-documenting text editor. It provides special code editing features, a scripting language (elisp), and the capability to read e-mail and news.  \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * emacs: Emacs: arbitrary code execution in Flymake mode (CVE-2026-96442)\n\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.",
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