UNKNOWN Microsoft
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.
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Sep: 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.
Affected Products
- azl3 emacs 29.4-6 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96269
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96269
This unknown severity vulnerability was published on 2026-09-08 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 emacs 29.4-6 on Azure Linux 3.0.
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