Bug 2514065 (CVE-2026-73077) - CVE-2026-73077 vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Insecure Shell Command Handling
Summary: CVE-2026-73077 vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Insecure Shell Command ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-73077
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-11 16:11 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-13 06:23 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-11 16:11:48 UTC 
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0839, the runtime/ftplugin/sh.vim, runtime/ftplugin/zsh.vim, and runtime/ftplugin/ps1.vim filetype plugins pass attacker-controlled Visual-mode selections from K through keywordprg commands without safely separating shell arguments. fnameescape() and PATH_ESC_CHARS do not neutralize shell metacharacters before ShKeywordPrg, ZshKeywordPrg, or GetHelp invokes bash, zsh, or PowerShell, allowing arbitrary operating-system commands to execute with the privileges of the user running Vim. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0839.
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