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vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass
A flaw was found in Vim. A modeline is used to set specific editor options directly from a text file. However, the complete, guitabtooltip, printheader options and the mapset function lack proper security checks, allowing an attacker to bypass restrictions and cause arbitrary OS command execution...
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...
CLSA-2026-1779183103 vim: Fix of 6 CVEs
CVE-2021-3903: do not set VALIDBOTLINE in updatetopline when screen is invalid - CVE-2022-1616: tighten appendcommand loop bound + pre-write length check to avoid buffer overflow with composing chars - CVE-2022-2042: initialize attr in spellmoveto and capture emptyline before mlgetbuf invalidates...
CLSA-2026-1779183235 vim: Fix of 6 CVEs
CVE-2021-4069: copy mlgetcurline in exopen so a flushed line buffer is not used after vimregexec - CVE-2022-2000: truncate IObuff with "..." in appendcommand when remaining space is below threshold - CVE-2022-3099: guard docmdline breakpoint lookup with linesga.galen currentline check -...
ALSA-2026:19224 Important: vim security update
Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass CVE-2026-34982 For more details about the security issues, including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to...
ALSA-2026:19073 Important: vim security update
Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass CVE-2026-34982 For more details about the security issues, including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to...
Important: vim security update
Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass CVE-2026-34982 For more details about the security issues, including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to...
RHEL 10 : vim (RHSA-2026:19073)
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:19073 advisory. Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass...
RHEL 9 : vim (RHSA-2026:19224)
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:19224 advisory. Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass...
CLSA-2026-1779130441 vim: Fix of 3 CVEs
CVE-2022-0261: fix heap-based buffer overflow in blockinsert in src/ops.c - CVE-2022-0318: fix heap-based buffer overflow in utfheadoff in mbyte.c - CVE-2022-3520: clamp bopend.col = 0 in doput to prevent Visual block put underflow...
CLSA-2026-1779130193 vim: Fix of CVE-2022-3520
CVE-2022-3520: clamp bopend.col = 0 in doput to prevent Visual block put underflow...
CLSA-2026-1779129979 vim: Fix of 3 CVEs
CVE-2022-0261: fix heap-based buffer overflow in blockinsert in src/ops.c - CVE-2022-0318: fix heap-based buffer overflow in utfheadoff in mbyte.c - CVE-2022-3520: clamp bopend.col = 0 in doput to prevent Visual block put underflow...
Unity Linux 20.1050a / 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: vim (UTSA-2026-021495)
The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-021495 advisory. Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0276, a modeline sandbox bypass in Vim allows arbitrary OS command execution when a user opens ...
Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0107: vim (ALINUX3-SA-2026:0107)
The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2026:0107 advisory. Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-34982: Vim is an open source, command line...
Vim: Command injection in tar#Vimuntar via missing shellescape {special} flag
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SUSE CVE-2026-46483
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...
Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-46483
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 9.2.0479, a command injection vulnerability exists in tarVimuntar in runtime/autoload/tar.vim when...
Metasploit Wrap-Up 05/15/2026
Weaponizing a text editor for fun and profit Gather round, dear readers, because today, we by we, we mean @h00die dropped the ultimate persistence mechanism: Vim plugin persistence. And honestly, calling it "persistence" feels redundant — Vim is already the most persistent thing ever. Somewhere,...