CVE-2026-6861

MEDIUM

Emacs: emacs: memory corruption vulnerability when processing svg css

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vdb Entry, X_Refsource_Redhat vdb-entry x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6861
Issue Tracking, X_Refsource_Redhat issue-tracking x_refsource_redhat
RHBZ#2459992
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459992

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 1.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-193
Status published
Products (6)
gnu/emacs 28.1 - 30.2
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Published Apr 22, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 22, 2026