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TI-2001-01254 Aliases CVE-2001-1301GHSA-g4f4-9r8p-qw3r

rcs2log, as used in Emacs 20.4, xemacs 21.1.10 and other versions before 21.4, and…

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Key facts

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

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

Summary

rcs2log, as used in Emacs 20.4, xemacs 21.1.10 and other versions before 21.4, and possibly other packages, allows local users to modify files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00295 22nd 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:xemacs:xemacs:21.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1.10VulnerableXemacs
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:xemacs:xemacs:21.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1.10 Vulnerable ·Xemacs

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1301
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g4f4-9r8p-qw3r

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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