Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting vim/vim package, versions [9.1.0858,9.1.1164)
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- published6 Mar 2025
- disclosed3 Mar 2025
- creditRy0taK
Introduced: 3 Mar 2025
CVE-2025-27423 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade vim/vim to version 9.1.1164 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection when reading a file with a filename including special characters using the :read command. An attacker can convince a user to read a file with a malicious name, which will be processed by tar.vim without sanitization.