CVE-2026-41411
mediumVim is an open source, command line text editor.
Vendor / product: Vim — vim
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.
CVSS
6.6
6.6 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (security-advisories@github.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-04-24 17:16
Modified: 2026-11-11 23:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 3 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
vim / vim <9.2.0357
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-cwgx-gcj7-6qh8
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c78194e41d5a0b05b0ddf383b6679b1503f977fb
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-cwgx-gcj7-6qh8
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
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC · record ↗