CLSA-2026-1779582830 vim: Fix of CVE-2026-46483

CVE-2026-46483: fix command injection in tar plugin Vimuntar when decompressing .tgz archives by passing the special flag to shellescape upstream vim 9.2.0479...

CVE-2026-46483

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: Command injection in tar#Vimuntar via missing shellescape {special} flag

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CVE-2026-46483

Summary (CVE-2026-46483): Vim for Unix-like systems is vulnerable prior to version 9.2.0479 due to a command injection in tar#Vimuntar() within runtime/autoload/tar.vim when decompressing .tgz archives. The function constructs shell commands using shellescape(tartail) without the {special} flag, ...

CVE-2026-46483 Vim: Command injection in tar#Vimuntar via missing shellescape {special} flag

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.vim when decompressing .tgz archives on Unix-like systems. The function builds :!gunzip and :!gzip -d commands using shellescapetartail without the...