Bug 2468420 (CVE-2026-44656)

Summary: CVE-2026-44656 vim: Vim: Arbitrary command execution via :find command-line completion
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: adudiak, akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, kshier, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, stcannon, suppawar, teagle, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers, yguenane, zdohnal
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A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. An attacker who controls the contents of a file can exploit an OS command injection vulnerability in Vim's `:find` command-line completion. This occurs when the `path` option, which can be set from a modeline, contains backtick-enclosed shell commands. These commands are then executed when a user opens the malicious file and triggers `:find` completion, leading to arbitrary command execution.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-09 00:01:46 UTC 
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.