CVE-2026-73076: vim Code Injection
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-73076 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Code Injection vulnerability in vim. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 18 · Related 10Timeline
- 11-08-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0847, runtime/autoload/vimball.vim allows a crafted vimball member named .VimballRecord to overwrite the installation record with attacker-chosen commands. When vimball#RmVimball() later processes the matching record entry, the stored Ex commands, including operating-system commands invoked through :!, execute with the privileges of the user running Vim. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0847.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.4HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST8.4HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
3%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.13% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
- CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control SphereThe product imports, requires, or includes executable functionality (such as a library) from a source that is outside of the intended control sphere.
Affected systems
Alpine1 product
- vim< 9.2.0854-r0
Debian1 product
- vimAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2:9.2.0858-1
Ubuntu1 product
- vim< 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32 | < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38 | < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | < 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | < 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | < 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | < 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8
Vim1 product
- vim< 9.2.0847
4 vendors · 4 products
References
8 links- github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r22p-fhw4-84p2X Refsource CONFIRMREPORTPatchVendor Advisory
