vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. Specifically, an operating system OS command injection vulnerability exists in the netrw standard plugin. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted URL, such as one using the scp://...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. Specifically, an operating system OS command injection vulnerability exists in the netrw standard plugin. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted URL, such as one using the scp://...

vim: Vim: Denial of service and information disclosure via crafted swap file

A flaw was found in Vim. This vulnerability, a heap-buffer-overflow and a segmentation fault, exists in the swap file recovery logic. A local attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted swap file. This could lead to a denial of service DoS or potentially information disclosure...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via 'helpfile' option processing

A flaw was found in Vim, an open source, command line text editor. This heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the tag file resolution logic when processing the 'helpfile' option. A local user could exploit this by providing a specially crafted 'helpfile' option value, leading to a heap...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. Specifically, an operating system OS command injection vulnerability exists in the netrw standard plugin. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted URL, such as one using the scp://...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support. 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 eac...

vim: Vim: Denial of service and information disclosure via crafted swap file

A flaw was found in Vim. This vulnerability, a heap-buffer-overflow and a segmentation fault, exists in the swap file recovery logic. A local attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted swap file. This could lead to a denial of service DoS or potentially information disclosure...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in glob() function

A flaw was found in Vim. By including a newline character in a pattern passed to Vim's glob function, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands. This command injection vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution, depending on the user's shell settings...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via 'helpfile' option processing

A flaw was found in Vim, an open source, command line text editor. This heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the tag file resolution logic when processing the 'helpfile' option. A local user could exploit this by providing a specially crafted 'helpfile' option value, leading to a heap...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in glob() function

A flaw was found in Vim. By including a newline character in a pattern passed to Vim's glob function, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands. This command injection vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution, depending on the user's shell settings...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION. 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...

RHEL 6 : vim (RHSA-2026:6725)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:6725 advisory. Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in glob...

RHEL 8 : vim (RHSA-2026:6729)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:6729 advisory. Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via 'helpfile' optio...

Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2026-0083)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

RHEL 8 : vim (RHSA-2026:6915)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:6915 advisory. Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command...

RHEL 8 : vim (RHSA-2026:6731)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:6731 advisory. Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via 'helpfile' optio...

RockyLinux 9 : vim (RLSA-2026:5602)

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:5602 advisory. vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via 'helpfile' option processing CVE-2026-25749 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the...

ALSA-2026:6915 Important: vim security update

Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin CVE-2026-28417 vim: Vim: Denial of service and information disclosure via crafted swap file CVE-2026-28421 vim: Vim: Arbitrary code...

RHEL 8 : vim (RHSA-2026:6736)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:6736 advisory. Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via 'helpfile' optio...