Command Injection Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,9.2.0276)
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- published7 Apr 2026
- disclosed6 Apr 2026
- creditAvishay Matayev
Introduced: 6 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-34982 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade vim/vim to version 9.2.0276 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via the modeline feature due to the missing the P_MLE flag in complete, guitabtooltip and printheader options. An attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands with the privileges of the user running the application by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file.