Advisoriesby IbisRed HatCVE-2026-79992
Red Hat Emacs TRAMP. A local attacker: code execution
No fix yet
A flaw was found in Emacs TRAMP. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by processing maliciously crafted filenames. This occurs because TRAMP concatenates login arguments without proper sanitization, which are then passed to a local shell. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79992
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79992
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:80506
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:80507
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84591
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79992
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523665
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/26/15
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/11/1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/14/4