PT-2026-81427
CVE-2026-79992
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Published
2026-08-25
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Updated
2026-10-23
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Emacs TRAMP (affected versions not specified)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (affected versions not specified)
Description
A flaw in Emacs TRAMP allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by processing maliciously crafted filenames. The issue arises because TRAMP concatenates login arguments without proper sanitization before passing them to a local shell.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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