CVE-2026-79992

Published: Aug 25, 2026Modified: Aug 28, 2026

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

Description

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.

Related CWEs

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

References (3)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79992

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523665

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/26/15

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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