Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,9.2.0735)
Threat Intelligence
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- published10 Jul 2026
- disclosed9 Jul 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 9 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-59858 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade vim/vim to version 9.2.0735 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection via the ccomplete.vim script. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands by crafting a malicious tags file and tricking a user into opening a specially crafted .c file and invoking C omni-completion.