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CVE-2026-33412

MEDIUM

5.6

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0202, a command injection vulnerability exists in Vim's glob() function on Unix-like systems. By including a newline character (\n) in a pattern passed to glob(), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands. This vulnerability depends on the user's 'shell' setting. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0202.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.6

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published3/24/2026

Last Modified3/25/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

vim:vim

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/645ed6597d1ea896c712cd7ddbb6edee79577e9a(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0202(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-w5jw-f54h-x46c(security-advisories@github.com)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/19/10(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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