UBUNTU-CVE-2025-27423: vim Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-27423 is a vulnerability in vim Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1Timeline
- 03-03-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Vim is distributed with the tar.vim plugin, that allows easy editing and viewing of (compressed or uncompressed) tar files. Starting with 9.1.0858, the tar.vim plugin uses the ":read" ex command line to append below the cursor position, however the is not sanitized and is taken literally from the tar archive. This allows to execute shell commands via special crafted tar archives. Whether this really happens, depends on the shell being used ('shell' option, which is set using $SHELL). The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.1164
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Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- vimAll versions (No fix recorded)
1 vendor · 1 product