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CVE-2026-44656

Vim

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0435, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in Vim-s :find command-line completion. When the path option contains backtick-enclosed shell commands, those commands are executed during file name completion. Because the path option lacks the P_SECURE flag, it can be set from a modeline, allowing an attacker who controls the contents of a file to execute arbitrary shell commands when the user opens that file in Vim and triggers :find completion. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0435.

CVSS 5.3EPSS 0.9169999999999999%Risk 0.57
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Published
2026-05-08 23:16:39
Affected versions
<9.2.0435
Type
Core software
Last modified
2026-07-24 20:10:00
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L