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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6861 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459992 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
06 May 2026, 20:27
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6861 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459992 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| First Time |
Gnu
Gnu emacs |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
22 Apr 2026, 14:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-22 14:17
Updated : 2026-05-06 20:27
NVD link : CVE-2026-6861
Mitre link : CVE-2026-6861
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-6861
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gnu
- emacs
CWE
CWE-193
Off-by-one Error