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TI-2000-00270 Aliases CVE-2000-0270GHSA-83rm-6fqr-j4q7

The make-temp-name Lisp function in Emacs 20 creates temporary files with predictable…

Priority LOW 17Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The make-temp-name Lisp function in Emacs 20 creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows attackers to conduct a symlink attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00348 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.6VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.6 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0270
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83rm-6fqr-j4q7

References

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  • TI-2024-36089 In elisp-mode.el in GNU Emacs before 30.1, a user who chooses to invoke… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-12576 emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to Emacs Lisp code… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-23951 GNU Emacs through 28.2 allows attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26287 In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-05829 Stack-based buffer overflow in emacs allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2017-10588 GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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