CVE-2026-79992 affecting package emacs for versions less than 29.4-5

CVE-2026-79992 affecting package emacs for versions less than 29.4-5. A patched version of the package is available...

CVE-2026-79992

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-08-25 19:01:03+00:00| seen| https://bsky.app/profile/thehackerwire.bsky.social/post/3mtwiwowb5k2m 2026-08-25 19:33:40+00:00| seen| https://infosec.exchange/users/vuldb/statuses/117157817243569863 2026-08-28 07:34:40+00:00| seen|...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79992

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 arbitra...