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Re: GNU Emacs vulnerability upon opening arbitrary file

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CVE-2026-96269 was assigned to a GNU Emacs flaw triggered by opening an arbitrary file.

A short oss-security follow-up says CVE-2026-96269 was assigned on September 22, 2026, to a previously discussed GNU Emacs issue. The vulnerability is triggered when Emacs opens an arbitrary file. The message includes no affected versions, impact details, exploit information, or patch guidance.

Key facts
  • CVE-2026-96269 was assigned the day before the September 23 post.
  • The flaw affects GNU Emacs when it opens an arbitrary file.
  • The message gives no versions, impact details, or patch information.
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CVEs
CVE-2026-96269
Tags
gnu-emacsemacscvefile-handlingoss-security
Vendors
GNU
Products
GNU Emacs
Organizations
GNU

Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2026-96269
Arbitrary Code Execution via read-symbol-shorthands in GNU Emacs 28.1–31.1
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From the original article

Posted by Tomas Hoger on Sep 23 CVE-2026-96269 was assigned to this issue yesterday.

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