# CVE-2026-108976: GNU Emacs before 31.2 (and TRAMP through 2.8.2) allows OS command injection via a filename because tramp-user-regexp has an incomplete list

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 31.2
- Published: 2026-10-11 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- GNU Emacs: fixed in 31.2

## Description

GNU Emacs before 31.2 (and TRAMP through 2.8.2) allows OS command injection via a filename because tramp-user-regexp has an incomplete list of disallowed inputs. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-79992.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GNU Emacs, upgrade to a fixed version (31.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tramp/tramp-2.8.2.tar.gz
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/11/1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/21/1

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