CVE-2026-6861 — Emacs: emacs: memory corruption vulnerability when processing svg css
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 S…
Published: 2026-04-22 · CVSS: 6.1 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7