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GNU Emacs vulnerability upon opening arbitrary file
<p>Posted by Sam James on Aug 19</p>Eshel Yaron has shared an arbitrary code execution bug in GNU Emacs<br /> exploitable upon opening an file. It affects >= Emacs 28.1.<br /> <br /> The reporter has a writeup at<br /> <a href="https://eshelyaron.com/posts/2026-08-06-emacs-arbitrary-code-execution-returns.html" rel="nofollow">https://eshelyaron.com/posts/2026-08-06-emacs-arbitrary-code-executio
Indicators of compromise
- CVE-2024-53920cve
- https://eshelyaron.com/posts/2026-08-06-emacs-arbitrary-code-execution-returns.htmlurl
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2026-07/msg00453.htmlurl
Original source: https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/524