{"id":"CVE-2026-73077","title":"Vim is an open source, command line text editor","summary":"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 keywo…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-78"],"vendor":"vim","product":"vim","affected":["vim < 9.2.0839"],"patched":["vim 9.2.0839"],"published":"2026-08-11","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T19:34:36.703","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73077","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c5a82fe013e73c98004ad7cd4f906b1ad1ed610e","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r5v6-q6j8-8qw2","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-73077.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73077"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514065"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73077"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73077"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66336"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66366"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67956"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70818"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71603"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72466"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72465"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73859"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73929"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73930"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73960"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73962"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73909"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73961"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73959"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74460"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74462"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74459"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74463"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74461"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74458"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74359"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74364"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74362"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74450"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82066"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82415"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82368"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82061"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82059"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82371"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00144,"epssPercentile":0.03682,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-08-11T18:33:20.954919Z"},"scores":{"nvd":7.8,"cna":8.4,"vendor":7.3},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-12T16:28:46.574Z","slug":"CVE-2026-73077","body":"## Overview\n\nVim 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `vim < 9.2.0839`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `vim 9.2.0839`\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2026:66336** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) · released 2026-09-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66336)\n- **RHSA-2026:66366** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) · released 2026-09-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66366)\n- **RHSA-2026:67956** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 · released 2026-09-16 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67956)\n- **RHSA-2026:70818** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) · released 2026-09-23 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70818)\n- **RHSA-2026:71603** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 · released 2026-09-24 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71603)\n- **RHSA-2026:72466** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72466)\n- **RHSA-2026:72465** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.4) · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72465)\n- **RHSA-2026:73859** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73859)\n- **RHSA-2026:73929** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73929)\n- **RHSA-2026:73930** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73930)\n- **RHSA-2026:73960** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73960)\n- **RHSA-2026:73962** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73962)\n- **RHSA-2026:73909** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73909)\n- **RHSA-2026:82066** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 · released 2026-10-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82066)\n- **RHSA-2026:82415** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 · released 2026-10-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82415)\n- **RHSA-2026:82368** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 · released 2026-10-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82368)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":216711,"id":"CVE-2026-73077","ts":1791317839150,"field":"cvss","old":"8.4","new":"7.8"}]}