OS Command Injection Affecting vim-filesystem package, versions <2:9.0.2153-1.amzn2.0.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-VIMFILESYSTEM-16708567
  • published16 May 2026
  • disclosed24 Apr 2026

Introduced: 24 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-41411  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 vim-filesystem to version 2:9.0.2153-1.amzn2.0.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2026-3292.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-filesystem package and not the vim-filesystem package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1