CVE-2026-73076CWE-829CWE-94code-injection

CVE-2026-73076

High · published August 11, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0847, runtime/autoload/vimball.vim allows a crafted vimball member named .VimballRecord to overwrite the installation record with attacker-chosen commands. When vimball#RmVimball() later processes the matching record entry, the stored Ex commands, including operating-system commands invoked through :!, execute with the privileges of the user running Vim. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0847.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00134 · 2.7th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-829 · Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere; CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-08-11T20:17Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
vim/vim< 9.2.08479.2.0847
References (2)
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/581a2f3ac9c6f96a26324f6b2c8c11415fd0d452 · [email protected]https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r22p-fhw4-84p2 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 AUG 15:37Z
    Vim: Arbitrary Command Execution via Malicious `.VimballRecord` Entry Replay in `vimball.vim`
    cvelistv5