CVE-2026-6861Disclosure(gnu / emacs)

LOWCVSS 7.1 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-193

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • emacs

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
emacs

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-22: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-22: 104-22
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
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Referenced assets1 URL
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Full discourse1 post
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    Disclosure

    CVE-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 (Cascadin… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6861

    Post summary

    A memory corruption flaw was discovered in GNU Emacs, triggered by specially crafted SVG and CSS inputs.

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