CVE-2026-41411

MEDIUM

6.6

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.6

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published4/24/2026

Last Modified4/24/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c78194e41d5a0b05b0ddf383b6679b1503f977fb(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0357(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-cwgx-gcj7-6qh8(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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