Vim < 9.2.0845 Command Injection (CVE-2026-73073)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-73073 | 18 Aug 202615:25 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2026-73073 | 18 Aug 202615:25 | – | alpinelinux | |
| CVE-2026-73073 | 18 Aug 202615:25 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-73073 Vim: Arbitrary Ex Command Execution in C Omni-Completion | 18 Aug 202615:25 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2026-73073 | 18 Aug 202615:25 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2026-60975 | 18 Aug 202615:25 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2026-73073 | 18 Aug 202616:18 | – | nvd | |
| ALPINE-CVE-2026-73073 | 18 Aug 202616:18 | – | osv | |
| BELL-CVE-2026-73073 | 20 Aug 202606:06 | – | osv | |
| DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73073 | 18 Aug 202616:18 | – | osv |
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(339352);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/25");
script_cve_id("CVE-2026-73073");
script_name(english:"Vim < 9.2.0845 Command Injection (CVE-2026-73073)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A text editor installed on the remote host is affected by a command injection vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Vim installed on the remote host is prior to 9.2.0845. It is, therefore, affected by a command
injection vulnerability:
- StructMembers() in runtime/autoload/ccomplete.vim constructs and executes a vimgrep command using an insufficiently
escaped typeref: or typename: value from a tags file, allowing an unterminated collection followed by a command
separator to execute arbitrary Ex and operating-system commands when a user invokes C omni-completion with CTRL-X
CTRL-O on a member access whose type is resolved from that tags file. (CVE-2026-73073)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-cx73-phcg-3j5g");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Vim version 9.2.0845 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-73073");
script_cwe_id(829, 94);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/07/24");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/07/24");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vim:vim");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("vim_win_installed.nbin", "vim_nix_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Vim");
exit(0);
}
include('vdf.inc');
# @tvdl-content
var vuln_data = {
'metadata': {'spec_version': '1.0'},
'checks': [
{
'product': {'name': 'Vim', 'type': 'app'},
'check_algorithm': 'default',
'constraints': [
{'fixed_version': '9.2.0845'}
]
}
]
};
var vdf_result = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result:vdf_result);
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