CVE-2026-96442Published

Emacs: emacs: arbitrary code execution in flymake mode

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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 published: 23 Sep 2026 10:10:36 UTC
Source modified: 27 Oct 2026 21:52:56 UTC
Observed here: 27 Oct 2026 22:45:55 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H