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Vim is an open source, command line text editor. (CVE-2026-73077)

0
Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-73077gcveosvubuntu-cve-2026-73077cve-2026-73077ubuntu-22-04-ltsubuntu-24-04-ltsubuntu-26-04-lts
Published: 08/11/2026 (08/11/2026, 16:17:00 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: vim

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0839, the runtime/ftplugin/sh.vim, runtime/ftplugin/zsh.vim, and runtime/ftplugin/ps1.vim filetype plugins pass attacker-controlled Visual-mode selections from K through keywordprg commands without safely separating shell arguments. fnameescape() and PATH_ESC_CHARS do not neutralize shell metacharacters before ShKeywordPrg, ZshKeywordPrg, or GetHelp invokes bash, zsh, or PowerShell, allowing arbitrary operating-system commands to execute with the privileges of the user running Vim. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0839.

CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Active
Vuln. Confidentiality
High
Vuln. Integrity
High
Vuln. Availability
High
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected software

Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
vim
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected 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
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
vim
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=noble
Affected 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
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
vim
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim?arch=source&distro=resolute
Affected 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-2026-73077
Osv Schema Version
1.7.0
Aliases
[]
Ecosystems
["Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"]
Database Specific Severity
null
Cvss Version
4.0

Threat ID: 6a870a76acd9273b49b58b06

Added to database: 08/20/2026, 14:08:54 UTC

Last updated: 08/20/2026, 14:08:54 UTC

Views: 1

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