What is CVE-2026-79992?

CVE-2026-79992 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Emacs: local shell command injection through the user field in emacs tramp

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-79992 cover?

CVE-2026-79992 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-79992. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-79992?

CVE-2026-79992 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-79992?

CVE-2026-79992 affects 1 product, including: azl3 emacs 29.4-4 on Azure Linux 3.0.

CVE-2026-79992HighCVSS 7.8

Emacs: local shell command injection through the user field in emacs tramp

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

August 29, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-79992 →

🎯 Affected products1

azl3 emacs 29.4-4 on Azure Linux 3.0

✅ Remediation

Security Update — fixed build 29.4-5

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-79992
patchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade