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.
Published: 2026-04-22
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Emacs: emacs: memory corruption vulnerability when processing svg css
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-193
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-22T15:59:40.836Z

Reserved: 2026-04-22T13:05:41.130Z

Link: CVE-2026-6861

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T15:53:47.065Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-22T14:17:07.860

Modified: 2026-04-22T21:23:52.620

Link: CVE-2026-6861

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-04-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-6861 - Bugzilla

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