The make-temp-name Lisp function in Emacs 20 creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows attackers to conduct a symlink attack.
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-04-15&msg=tg4s8zioxq.fsf%40mercury.rus.uni-stuttgart.de
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1126
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2000-04-18
Updated: 2026-06-16
Base Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.001