Medium 5.3Published May 8, 2026

CVE-2026-44656Vim is an open source, command line text editor.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 10:10 UTC)

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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: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jul 24, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

vim vim vim:vim	before 9.2.0435	NVD

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/190cb3c2b9c769a3972bcfd991a7b5b6cb771ef0patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0435product
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-hwg5-3cxw-wvvgpatch, vendor-advisory

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