CVE-2026-73077
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.001 · 4 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0839, the runtime/ftplugin/sh.vim, runtime/ftplugin/zsh.vim, and runtime/ftplugin/ps1.vim filetype plugins pass attacker-controlled Visual-mode selections from K through keywordprg commands without safely separating shell arguments. fnameescape() and PATH_ESC_CHARS do not neutralize shell metacharacters before ShKeywordPrg, ZshKeywordPrg, or GetHelp invokes bash, zsh, or PowerShell, allowing arbitrary operating-system commands to execute with the privileges of the user running Vim. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0839.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.7–8.4
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affected products (23)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2513vim: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-23csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in vim ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, und um nicht näher spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c5a82fe013e73c98004ad7cd4f906b1ad1ed610ecnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r5v6-q6j8-8qw2cnnvd
- https://www.vim.org/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c5a82fe013e73c98004ad7cd4f906b1ad1ed610eenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r5v6-q6j8-8qw2enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c5a82fe013e73c98004ad7cd4f906b1ad1ed610envd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r5v6-q6j8-8qw2nvd
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