CVE-2000-0269

Low CVSS 2.1

Published 2000-04-18 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0269, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Emacs 20 does not properly set permissions for a slave PTY device when starting a new subprocess, which allows local users to read or modify communications between Emacs and the subprocess.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0269

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N