Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the C...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via Python omni-completion

A flaw was found in Vim, a widely used command-line text editor. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By opening a specially crafted Python file and then triggering the omni-completion feature, the attacker can cause Vim to run malicious code from a...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the C...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the...

Important: vim security update

Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: command injection when decompressing .tgz archives CVE-2026-46483 vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names CVE-2026-47162 vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via Python omni-completion...

vim: Fix of CVE-2026-57456

CVE-2026-57456: use repr to quote python omni-completion doc strings before exec in the Scope/Class/Function getcode of pythoncomplete/python3complete, preventing code execution via a crafted docstring upstream 9.2.0699...

MGASA-2026-0240 Updated vim packages fix security vulnerabilities

The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python Omni-Completion in Vim 9.1.1783 && Vim = 9.2.0320 && Vim 9.2.0679. CVE-2026-57454 Out-of-bounds Write in SOFO Soundfolding in Vim 9.2.0698. CVE-2026-57455 Arbitrary Code Execution via Python Omni-Completion...

OESA-2026-2863 vim security update

Vim is an advanced text editor that seeks to provide the power of the de-facto Unix editor 'Vi', with a more complete feature set. Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing. It is an improved version of the vi editor distributed with most UNIX systems. Securi...

CVE-2026-57456

There is a security flaw in Vim. If you use Vim to open a malicious file written by a hacker, and you use the auto-complete feature while typing, the file can secretly force your computer to run unauthorized commands or malware. Mitigation To mitigate this vulnerability, users should avoid openin...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via malicious docstrings in Python omni-completion

There is a security flaw in Vim. If you use Vim to open a malicious file written by a hacker, and you use the auto-complete feature while typing, the file can secretly force your computer to run unauthorized commands or malware...

USN-8500-1 vim vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled path traversal in the zip.vim plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. CVE-2026-35177 It was...

USN-8500-1: Vim vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled path traversal in the zip.vim plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. CVE-2026-35177 It was...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-57456

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0699, Vim's Python omni-completion runtime/autoload/python3complete.vim and the legacy...

Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python Omni-Completion Docstrings

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CVE-2026-57456

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0699, Vim's Python omni-completion runtime/autoload/python3complete.vim and the legacy pythoncomplete.vim executes reconstructed function and class definitions from the current buffer with exec as part of populating the completion...

AZL-91110 CVE-2026-57456 affecting package vim for versions less than 9.2.0735-1

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0699, Vim's Python omni-completion runtime/autoload/python3complete.vim and the legacy pythoncomplete.vim executes reconstructed function and class definitions from the current buffer with exec as part of populating the completion...

ALPINE-CVE-2026-57456

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0699, Vim's Python omni-completion runtime/autoload/python3complete.vim and the legacy pythoncomplete.vim executes reconstructed function and class definitions from the current buffer with exec as part of populating the completion...

EUVD-2026-39436

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0699, Vim's Python omni-completion runtime/autoload/python3complete.vim and the legacy pythoncomplete.vim executes reconstructed function and class definitions from the current buffer with exec as part of populating the completion...

CVE-2026-57456

Vim (prior to 9.2.0699) is vulnerable in its Python omni-completion: during reconstruction of function/class definitions, docstrings are inlined between triple quotes without escaping, allowing a hostile buffer to break out of the literal and execute attacker-controlled Python during omni-complet...

CVE-2026-57456 Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python Omni-Completion Docstrings

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0699, Vim's Python omni-completion runtime/autoload/python3complete.vim and the legacy pythoncomplete.vim executes reconstructed function and class definitions from the current buffer with exec as part of populating the completion...