CVE-2000-0270

Low CVSS 3.6

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

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0270, 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

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

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0270

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