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An issue in Vim Project v9.2.0389 and earlier allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the vms_fixfilename() function within file… (CVE-2026-51400)
Severity: mediumType: VulnerabilityCVE-2026-51400
An issue in Vim Project v9.2.0389 and earlier allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the vms_fixfilename() function within file vim/src/os_vms.c
EPSS 0.1%top 98%
An issue in Vim Project v9.2.0389 and earlier allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the vms_fixfilename() function within file… (CVE-2026-51400)
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MediumVulnerabilityCVE-2026-51400gcveosvubuntu-cve-2026-51400cve-2026-51400ubuntu-pro-14-04-ltsubuntu-pro-16-04-ltsubuntu-pro-18-04-ltsubuntu-pro-20-04-ltsubuntu-22-04-ltsubuntu-24-04-ltsubuntu-26-04-lts
Published: 08/04/2026 (08/04/2026, 21:16:00 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: vim
Description
An issue in Vim Project v9.2.0389 and earlier allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the vms_fixfilename() function within file vim/src/os_vms.c
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.4high
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected software
vim
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trustyAffected versions
=2:7.4.000-1ubuntu2=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu1=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu2=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm5=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm6=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm9=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm10=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm12=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm14=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm16=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm18=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm19=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm20=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm21=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm22=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm23=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm24=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm27=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm28=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30=2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm31
vim
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/xenialAffected versions
=2:7.4.712-2ubuntu4=2:7.4.826-1ubuntu1=2:7.4.826-1ubuntu2=2:7.4.826-1ubuntu3=2:7.4.963-1ubuntu1=2:7.4.963-1ubuntu4=2:7.4.963-1ubuntu5=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm3=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm4=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm5=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm6=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm8=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm10=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm11=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm12=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm14=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm15=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm18=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm23=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm24=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm25=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm26=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm27=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm28=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm29=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm30=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm33=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm34=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36=2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm37
vim
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicAffected versions
=2:8.0.0197-4ubuntu5=2:8.0.1144-1ubuntu1=2:8.0.1401-1ubuntu1=2:8.0.1401-1ubuntu2=2:8.0.1401-1ubuntu3=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.4=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.7=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.8=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.9=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm1=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm4=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm6=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm8=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm9=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm10=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm11=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm12=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm13=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm14=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm15=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm18=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21=2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm22
vim
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalAffected versions
=2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2=2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu3=2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu4=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu1=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu4=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.6=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.7=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.8=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.9=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.11=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.14=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.15=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.17=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.22=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.23=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.24=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.25=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.26=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.29=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.30=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.31=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm2=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm3=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm6=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm10
vim
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=jammyAffected versions
=2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3=2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu4=2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu1=2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2=2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu3=2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu5=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu1=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.7=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.11=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.17=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.18=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.19=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.20=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.21=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.22=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.23=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.24=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.26=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.27=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.34
vim
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=nobleAffected versions
=2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2=2:9.0.2087-1ubuntu1=2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu1=2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2=2:9.0.2184-0ubuntu1=2:9.0.2189-1ubuntu1=2:9.1.0-1ubuntu1=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu2=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu6=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.1=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.2=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.3=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.4=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.5=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.6=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.7=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.8=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.10=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.11=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.18
vim
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=resoluteAffected versions
=2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6=2:9.1.1882-1ubuntu1=2:9.1.1882-1ubuntu2=2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu1=2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu2=2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4=2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1=2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2=2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3=2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5=2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6=2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.7
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-51400
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.0
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a757448bf8831d539d9ac6c
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 05:59:36 UTC
Last updated: 08/07/2026, 16:40:59 UTC
Views: 5
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