CVE catalog

CVE-2007-5795

emacs-27.2-6.2 on GA media

Severity: Unknown
Published: Nov 2, 2007, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Updated: Mar 9, 2026, 1:01:49 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.72% · Oct 27, 2026

The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of unsafe or risky variables, which might allow user-assisted attackers to bypass intended restrictions and modify critical program variables via a file containing a Local variables declaration.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	emacs22	5.0	`22.1+1-2+lenny1`	fixed
Opensuse	emacs	tumbleweed	`27.2-6.2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	emacs22	deb	5.0	`22.1+1-2+lenny1`	Not reported	DTSA-79-1	Not reported
Opensuse	emacs	rpm	tumbleweed	`27.2-6.2`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10735-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[emacs]Unknown
Source package: [emacs]
Details (1)
- 31.1-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 27.2-6.2
  pypi · emacs · opensuse · tumbleweed
[emacs-el]Unknown
Source package: [emacs]
Details (1)
- 31.1-1.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 27.2-6.2
  Version impact unknown
  pypi · emacs · opensuse · tumbleweed
[emacs-eln]Unknown
Source package: [emacs]
Details (1)
- 31.1-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 27.2-6.2
  Version impact unknown
  pypi · emacs · opensuse · tumbleweed
[emacs-games]Unknown
Source package: [emacs]
Details (1)
- 31.1-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 27.2-6.2
  Version impact unknown
  pypi · emacs · opensuse · tumbleweed
[emacs-info]Unknown
Source package: [emacs]
Details (1)
- 31.1-1.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 27.2-6.2
  Version impact unknown
  pypi · emacs · opensuse · tumbleweed
[emacs-nox]Unknown
Source package: [emacs]
Details (1)
- 31.1-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 27.2-6.2
  Version impact unknown
  pypi · emacs · opensuse · tumbleweed
[emacs-x11]Unknown
Source package: [emacs]
Details (1)
- 31.1-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 27.2-6.2
  Version impact unknown
  pypi · emacs · opensuse · tumbleweed
[etags]Unknown
Source package: [emacs]
Details (1)
- 31.1-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 27.2-6.2
  Version impact unknown
  pypi · emacs · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:03:55 PM UTC

References

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]