OS Command Injection Affecting vim-common package, versions <9.2.0843-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-VIMCOMMON-18857530
  • published16 Aug 2026
  • disclosed11 Aug 2026

Introduced: 11 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-73077  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest vim-common to version 9.2.0843-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

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

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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