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CVE-2026-46483
Vim: Command injection in tar#Vimuntar via missing shellescape {special} flag
Low3.6EPSS 0.55%
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- GitHub_M
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0479, a command injection vulnerability exists in tar#Vimuntar() in runtime/autoload/tar.vim when decompressing .tgz archives on Unix-like systems. The function builds :!gunzip and :!gzip -d commands using shellescape(tartail) without the {special} flag, allowing a crafted archive filename to trigger Vim cmdline-special expansion and execute shell commands in the user's context. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0479.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Low3.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.55% · top 54% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Weakness
Affected products
References (3)
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-2fpv-9ff7-xg5w (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3fb5e58fbc63d86a3e65f1a141b0d67af2aa38a1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0479 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
Sources
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