DEBIAN-CVE-2026-96269: emacs security update

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-96269, released September 23, 2026, fixes 1 CVE in emacs. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

7.8

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0014

3rd percentile

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
emacs	Debian 13.5 (trixie)	1:30.1+1-6+deb13u1
emacs	Debian 14	1:30.2+1-11

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	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.	7.8	0.0014	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2026-96269

ELSA-2026-90887
emacs, emacs-common, emacs-filesystem and 2 more on ol 10
ALSA-2026:90887
emacs, emacs-common, emacs-filesystem and 2 more on almalinux 10
RLSA-2026:90887
emacs on rocky 10
RHSA-2026:90887
emacs on RHEL 10

Vendor advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-96269

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