USN-8011-1: emacs Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-8011-1 is a vulnerability in emacs Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2Timeline
- 04-02-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
emacs vulnerabilities It was discovered that Emacs could trigger unsafe Lisp macro expansion, when a user invoked elisp-completion-at-point on untrusted Emacs Lisp source code. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-53920) It was discovered that Emacs did not properly sanitize input when handling certain URI schemes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary shell commands by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted URL. (CVE-2025-1244)
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EPSS trend
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Known exploited
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- emacs< 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm2 | < 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2+esm1 | < 1:29.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm3
1 vendor · 1 product