CVE-2026-6861 | BDVDB-2026-328320 Detail

Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact low, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-193 Off-by-one Error

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-04-22Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-11-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-04-22
Last modified: 2026-11-05

Vendor information

Vendor: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

All Red Hat vulnerabilities

Score

6.1 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 1.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.1 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	Low
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).