Command Injection Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,9.2.0479)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.55% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VIMVIM-16700558
  • published15 May 2026
  • disclosed15 May 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 May 2026

CVE-2026-46483  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade vim/vim to version 9.2.0479 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection in the tar#Vimuntar function when decompressing .tgz archives on Unix-like systems. An attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands by crafting a malicious archive filename that triggers command-line expansion.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1