https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/886: GNU Emacs vulnerability upon opening arbitrary file
Published Sep 23, 2026
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Affected Software
1 affected component
GNU Emacs>=28.1
Frequently Asked Questions
1
Which GNU Emacs releases are affected?
The issue affects GNU Emacs 28.1 and later. Gentoo reports that it backported the fix as far back as Emacs 28.2.
2
What remediation is available if an upgrade is not immediately possible?
A workaround patch is available for the Emacs 31 branch. The upstream master branch received a larger rework, and Gentoo has backported a fix for its packages down to Emacs 28.2.