vim: Command injection allows arbitrary code execution via malicious tag files

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. This command injection vulnerability occurs during tag file processing. A local user could craft a malicious tags file containing backtick syntax in the filename field. When Vim resolves a tag from this file, it executes the embedd...

vim: Fix of 2 CVEs

CVE-2026-52858: fix possible code execution in python3complete/pythoncomplete by not executing import/from statements harvested from the buffer unless g:pythoncompleteallowimport is set upstream patch 9.2.0561...

Important: vim

Issue Overview: Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0495, a Vimscript code injection vulnerability exists in s:NetrwBookHistSave in the netrw plugin runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim when serializing browsed directory paths to the history file...

PT-2026-52473

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 9.2.0662 Description The dump prefixes function in src/spell.c iteratively walks a spell-file prefix trie using a depth counter to dump prefixes applying to a word. Because the counter is not checked against the size of t...

Amazon Linux 2 : vim, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3368 (ALAS-2026-3368)

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3368 advisory. Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0495, a Vimscript code injection vulnerability exists in s:NetrwBookHistSave in the netrw plugin...

RHEL 9 : vim (RHSA-2026:28049)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:28049 advisory. Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox...

RHEL 9 : vim (RHSA-2026:28050)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:28050 advisory. Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox...

Amazon Linux 2023 : vim-common, vim-data, vim-default-editor (ALAS2023-2026-1862)

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-1862 advisory. Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0280, a path traversal bypass in Vim's zip.vim plugin allows overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted zip...

PT-2026-52480

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 9.2.0698 Description A stack out-of-bounds write occurs in the single-byte branch of the spell soundfold sofo function within src/spell.c. When a SOFO-based spell language is active, the copy loop translates a word using ...

PT-2026-52481

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 9.2.0699 Description Python omni-completion in the text editor executes reconstructed function and class definitions from the current buffer using the exec function to populate the completion dictionary. Because docstring...

PT-2026-52479

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions 9.2.0320 through 9.2.0678 Description A flaw exists where a crafted undo or swap file can store a virtual-text property with an offset and length that point outside the line's property data. When the software restores or displays...

PT-2026-52478

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions 9.1.1784 through 9.2.0677 Description When the bundled zip plugin autoload/zip.vim uses PowerShell to browse, read, extract, update, or delete entries in a zip archive, it constructs the PowerShell command by quoting archive entry...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS : Vim vulnerabilities (USN-8451-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8451-1 advisory. Srinivas Piskala Ganesh Babu discovered that Vim incorrectly handled...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities exists in IBM Netezza Software

Summary Vulnerabilities identified in IBM Netezza Software have been addressed in version 11.3.1.1. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2024-24786 DESCRIPTION: The protojson.Unmarshal function can enter an infinite loop when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON. This condition can occur when...

USN-8451-1: Vim vulnerabilities

Srinivas Piskala Ganesh Babu discovered that Vim incorrectly handled directory names when serializing browsed paths to the netrw history file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2026-47162 It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled step-definition pattern...

CVE-2026-52860

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. The Python omni-completion feature executes reconstructed function and class definitions from the current buffer. A remote attacker can exploit this by crafting a hostile buffer, leading to the execution of attacker-controlled Pyth...

PT-2026-52476

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 9.2.0670 Description The get text props function in src/textprop.c reads a uint16 property count stored inline after a line's text and returns it as the number of 32-byte textprop T entries that follow. Because the count ...

Vim < 9.2.0565 Out-of-Bounds Read (GHSA-47gw-8gc3-mgcm)

The version of Vim installed on the remote host is prior to 9.2.0565. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the GHSA-47gw-8gc3-mgcm advisory. - The updatesnapshot function in src/terminal.c copies the visible terminal screen into the scrollback buffer when a snapshot is...

Vim < 9.2.0496 Code Injection (GHSA-4473-94jm-w5x9)

The version of Vim installed on the remote host is prior to 9.2.0496. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the GHSA-4473-94jm-w5x9 advisory. - A code injection vulnerability exists in s:stepmatch in the cucumber filetype plugin runtime/ftplugin/cucumber.vim on Vim builds...

Vim < 9.2.0597 Code Execution (GHSA-65p9-mwwx-7468)

The version of Vim installed on the remote host is prior to 9.2.0597. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the GHSA-65p9-mwwx-7468 advisory. - Vim's Python omni-completion executes reconstructed function and class definitions from the current buffer with exec as part of...