The sandbox for vim allows dangerous functions such as (1) writefile, (2) feedkeys, and (3) system, which might allow user-assisted…

Description

The sandbox for vim allows dangerous functions such as (1) writefile, (2) feedkeys, and (3) system, which might allow user-assisted attackers to execute shell commands and write files via modelines.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (30)

• 25024 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25159 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [vim-dev] 20070426 feedkeys() allowed in sandbox (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 1018035 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• USN-463-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1599 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 25182 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 2007-0017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2007:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46627 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• [vim-dev] 20070428 Re: feedkeys() allowed in sandbox (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0346 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46658 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• vim-feedkeyswritefile-command-execution(34012) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• DSA-1364 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46645 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 26653 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070513 OMG VIM VULN (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
• 20070823 vim editor duplicates / clarifications (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
• http://www.vim.org/news/news.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=238259 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 23725 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20070430 FLEA-2007-0014-1: vim (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• [vimannounce] 20070512 Stable Vim version 7.1 has been released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 25255 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9876 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:101 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 25432 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25367 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 36250 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 13:42 UTC.