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CVE-2026-44656 Detail

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0435, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in Vim's :find command-line completion. When the path option contains backtick-enclosed shell commands, those commands are executed during file name completion. Because the path option lacks the P_SECURE flag, it can be set from a modeline, allowing an attacker who controls the contents of a file to execute arbitrary shell commands when the user opens that file in Vim and triggers :find completion. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0435.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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CNA:  GitHub, Inc.
CVSS-B 4.6 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/190cb3c2b9c769a3972bcfd991a7b5b6cb771ef0 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0435 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-hwg5-3cxw-wvvg GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-44656
NVD Published Date:
05/08/2026
NVD Last Modified:
05/08/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.