Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting vim-minimal-debuginfo package, versions <2:9.2.780-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-VIMMINIMALDEBUGINFO-18531096
  • published5 Aug 2026
  • disclosed9 Jul 2026

Introduced: 9 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-59856  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 vim-minimal-debuginfo to version 2:9.2.780-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1993.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-minimal-debuginfo package and not the vim-minimal-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 9.2.0736, the PHP omni-completion script in runtime/autoload/phpcomplete.vim interpolates a class or trait name, taken from the contents of the edited buffer, into a search() pattern that is run via win_execute() without escaping. A name containing a single quote can terminate the search() string argument early, and because the bar is honored as an Ex command separator, the remainder of the name is run as Ex commands; via the :! command this allows arbitrary operating-system command execution when a victim opens a crafted PHP file and invokes omni-completion. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0736.

CVSS Base Scores

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