diff --git a/changelog/change_mark_lint_inherit_exception_as_unsafe.md b/changelog/change_mark_lint_inherit_exception_as_unsafe.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d62444dcc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/change_mark_lint_inherit_exception_as_unsafe.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* [#10408](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/pull/10408): Mark `Lint/InheritException` as unsafe auto-correction. ([@koic][])
diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index 71c48830b0b..ade37e44762 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -1816,7 +1816,9 @@ Lint/IneffectiveAccessModifier:
 Lint/InheritException:
   Description: 'Avoid inheriting from the `Exception` class.'
   Enabled: true
+  SafeAutoCorrect: false
   VersionAdded: '0.41'
+  VersionChanged: '<<next>>'
   # The default base class in favour of `Exception`.
   EnforcedStyle: runtime_error
   SupportedStyles:
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/inherit_exception.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/inherit_exception.rb
index e3f61658008..06e45f01f6b 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/inherit_exception.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/inherit_exception.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ module Lint
       # `StandardError`. It is configurable to suggest using either
       # `RuntimeError` (default) or `StandardError` instead.
       #
+      # @safety
+      #   This cop's autocorrection is unsafe because `rescue` that omit
+      #   exception class handle `StandardError` and its subclasses,
+      #   but not `Exception` and its subclasses.
+      #
       # @example EnforcedStyle: runtime_error (default)
       #   # bad
       #