CVE-2026-79992
A flaw was found in Emacs TRAMP.
Published Aug 25, 2026 · updated Oct 14, 2026
A flaw was found in Emacs TRAMP. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by processing maliciously crafted filenames. This occurs because TRAMP concatenates login arguments without proper sanitization, which are then passed to a local shell. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 25, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A flaw was found in Emacs TRAMP. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by processing maliciously crafted filenames. This occurs because TRAMP concatenates login arguments without proper sanitization, which are then passed to a local shell. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A flaw was found in Emacs TRAMP. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by processing maliciously crafted filenames. This occurs because TRAMP concatenates login arguments without proper sanitization, which are then passed to a local shell. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Sources
- CVE.orgCVE-2026-79992
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2026-79992
30-day exploitation probability 0.1%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2026-79992
A flaw was found in Emacs TRAMP. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by processing maliciously crafted filenames. This occurs because TRAMP concatenates login arguments without proper sanitization, which are then passed to a local shell. Successful exploitation coul
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