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CVE-2026-6861

Emacs: emacs: memory corruption vulnerability when processing svg css

CVSS 6.1 MEDIUMEPSS 0.1%CWE-193
Vexday Risk Score
13Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 6.1EPSS 0.1%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Lifecycle
22 Apr 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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