CVE-2026-6861

Published Apr 22, 2026

Last updated 23 days ago

Overview

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.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
emacs

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
7.1
Impact score
5.2
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-193

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations