Oracle Linux 9 : vim (ELSA-2026-38511)

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-38511 advisory. - RHEL-186659 CVE-2026-47162 vim: code injection via NetrwBookHistSave - RHEL-186646 CVE-2026-52858 vim: possible code execution with python3complete ...

EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : vim (EulerOS-SA-2026-2718)

According to the versions of the vim packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0479, a command injection vulnerability exists in tarVimuntar in runtime/autoload/tar.v...

Oracle Linux 8 : vim (ELSA-2026-38510)

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-38510 advisory. - RHEL-186656 CVE-2026-47162 vim: netrw code injection via NetrwBookHistSave - RHEL-186648 CVE-2026-52858 vim: possible code execution with...

CVE-2026-59858

A command injection vulnerability in Vim's C omni-completion script allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands if a user is tricked into opening a maliciously crafted tags file and manually invoking the autocomplete feature. Mitigation Users are advised to avoid opening untrusted C source...

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 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: command injection when decompressing .tgz archives

A flaw was found in Vim. When decompressing .tgz archives, the Vimuntar function builds shell commands using shellescape without the special flag. This allows a specially crafted archive filename to trigger Vim cmdline-special expansion and execute arbitrary commands in the context of the current...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via crafted step-definition patterns

A flaw was found in Vim, a command-line text editor. This vulnerability, identified as a code injection, affects the cucumber filetype plugin when Vim is configured with Ruby support. An attacker could exploit this by creating a malicious repository containing specially crafted step-definition...

CVE-2026-59856

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. The PHP omni-completion script improperly handles specially crafted input. When a victim opens a malicious PHP file and invokes omni-completion, an unescaped class or trait name can be interpreted as Ex commands. This allows a remo...

CVE-2026-59857

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Vim's spellsoundfoldsal function allows an attacker to corrupt memory and crash the editor Denial of Service by supplying a specially crafted word during spell sound-folding. Mitigation This vulnerability can be mitigated by preventing Vim from automaticall...

vim: command injection when decompressing .tgz archives

A flaw was found in Vim. When decompressing .tgz archives, the Vimuntar function builds shell commands using shellescape without the special flag. This allows a specially crafted archive filename to trigger Vim cmdline-special expansion and execute arbitrary commands in the context of the current...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source text editor. This vulnerability, located in the netrw plugin, involves a code injection issue when the editor processes directory paths. A malicious directory name, if crafted by an attacker, could bypass security measures and allow for the execution of...

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...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via crafted step-definition patterns

A flaw was found in Vim, a command-line text editor. This vulnerability, identified as a code injection, affects the cucumber filetype plugin when Vim is configured with Ruby support. An attacker could exploit this by creating a malicious repository containing specially crafted step-definition...

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 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...

vim: command injection when decompressing .tgz archives

A flaw was found in Vim. When decompressing .tgz archives, the Vimuntar function builds shell commands using shellescape without the special flag. This allows a specially crafted archive filename to trigger Vim cmdline-special expansion and execute arbitrary commands in the context of the current...

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...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source text editor. This vulnerability, located in the netrw plugin, involves a code injection issue when the editor processes directory paths. A malicious directory name, if crafted by an attacker, could bypass security measures and allow for the execution of...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via crafted step-definition patterns

A flaw was found in Vim, a command-line text editor. This vulnerability, identified as a code injection, affects the cucumber filetype plugin when Vim is configured with Ruby support. An attacker could exploit this by creating a malicious repository containing specially crafted step-definition...