Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting vim-minimal package, versions <2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-VIMMINIMAL-17414575
  • published23 Jun 2026
  • disclosed11 Jun 2026

Introduced: 11 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-52860  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 vim-minimal to version 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1862.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-minimal package and not the vim-minimal 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 version 9.2.0597, Vim's Python omni-completion executes reconstructed function and class definitions from the current buffer with exec() as part of populating the completion dictionary. Python evaluates function default values, parameter annotations, and class base expressions at definition time, so a hostile buffer can execute attacker-controlled Python expressions during omni-completion. The existing g:pythoncomplete_allow_import mitigation (GHSA-52mc-rq6p-rc7c) does not cover this path, because the attacker-controlled code is not a harvested import/from statement. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0597.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1