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CVE-2026-6861

A flaw was found in GNU Emacs.

Published Apr 22, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · gnu emacs

A flaw was found in GNU Emacs. This vulnerability, a memory corruption issue, occurs when Emacs processes specially crafted SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) data. A local user could exploit this by convincing a victim to open a malicious SVG file, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) or potentially information disclosure.

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  1. Apr 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in GNU Emacs. This vulnerability, a memory corruption issue, occurs when Emacs processes specially crafted SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) data. A local user could exploit this by convincing a victim to open a malicious SVG file, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) or potentially information disclosure.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in GNU Emacs. This vulnerability, a memory corruption issue, occurs when Emacs processes specially crafted SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) data. A local user could exploit this by convincing a victim to open a malicious SVG file, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) or potentially information disclosure.

Affected

  • cpe gnu/emacsversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6861

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6861

    A flaw was found in GNU Emacs. This vulnerability, a memory corruption issue, occurs when Emacs processes specially crafted SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) data. A local user could exploit this by convincing a victim to open a malicious SVG file, which

    nvd.nist.gov

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