CVE-2026-6861

MEDIUM SEVERITY

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Base Score

6.1 / 10

Vector String

                                        CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H                                    

Vulnerability 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.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date

April 22, 2026

Last Modified

April 22, 2026

CWE ID

CWE-193

Source

NVD

External References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6861
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459992

CVE-2026-6861

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