Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting vim-enhanced-debuginfo package, versions <2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-VIMENHANCEDDEBUGINFO-19474321
  • published1 Sept 2026
  • disclosed18 Aug 2026

Introduced: 18 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-73073  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-829  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 vim-enhanced-debuginfo to version 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-2108.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-enhanced-debuginfo package and not the vim-enhanced-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0845, StructMembers() in runtime/autoload/ccomplete.vim constructs and executes a vimgrep command using an insufficiently escaped typeref: or typename: value from a tags file, allowing an unterminated collection followed by a command separator to execute arbitrary Ex and operating-system commands when a user invokes C omni-completion with CTRL-X CTRL-O on a member access whose type is resolved from that tags file. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0845.