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

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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 versions prior to 9.2.0839 contain a vulnerability in certain runtime filetype plugins that improperly handle attacker-controlled Visual-mode selections. This flaw allows shell metacharacters to be passed unsafely to shell commands, enabling arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the user running Vim. The issue affects multiple Ubuntu package versions of Vim and 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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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/20/2026, 14:32:47 UTC

Technical Analysis

Vim's runtime filetype plugins for sh, zsh, and ps1 (sh.vim, zsh.vim, ps1.vim) prior to version 9.2.0839 pass attacker-controlled Visual-mode selections from the 'K' command through keywordprg commands without properly separating shell arguments. The functions fnameescape() and PATH_ESC_CHARS do not neutralize shell metacharacters before invoking bash, zsh, or PowerShell via ShKeywordPrg, ZshKeywordPrg, or GetHelp. This results in arbitrary operating system command execution with the privileges of the user running Vim. The vulnerability is resolved in Vim version 9.2.0839.

Potential Impact

An attacker able to control Visual-mode selections in Vim can execute arbitrary OS commands with the same privileges as the user running Vim. This could lead to unauthorized command execution and potential system compromise depending on user privileges.

Mitigation Recommendations

Upgrade Vim to version 9.2.0839 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are specified. Patch status is confirmed fixed in 9.2.0839.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73077
Osv Schema Version
1.7.0
Ecosystems
["Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"]
Cvss Version
4.0

Threat ID: 6a870a76acd9273b49b58b06

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

Last enriched: 08/20/2026, 14:32:47 UTC

Last updated: 10/05/2026, 06:48:18 UTC

Views: 42

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