HIGH 7.8 Microsoft
CVE-2026-79992
Emacs: local shell command injection through the user field in emacs tramp
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Aug: Emacs: local shell command injection through the user field in emacs tramp
Affected Products
- azl3 emacs 29.4-4 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-79992
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79992
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 was published on 2026-08-11 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 emacs 29.4-4 on Azure Linux 3.0.
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