Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting vim package, versions <2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published25 Aug 2026
- disclosed18 Aug 2026
Introduced: 18 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-73073 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:24.04 vim to version 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 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.