CVE-2026-41411

6.6 MEDIUM
Published: April 24, 2026 Modified: April 27, 2026
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Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0357, A command injection vulnerability exists in Vim's tag file processing. When resolving a tag, the filename field from the tags file is passed through wildcard expansion to resolve environment variables and wildcards. If the filename field contains backtick syntax (e.g., `command`), Vim executes the embedded command via the system shell with the full privileges of the running user.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0357
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Product
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-cwgx-gcj7-6qh8
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch Vendor Advisory

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
35th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

vim