{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"USN-8451-1","aliases":[],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"description":"vim vulnerabilities\n\nSrinivas Piskala Ganesh Babu discovered that Vim incorrectly handled\ndirectory names when serializing browsed paths to the netrw history file.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2026-47162)\n\nIt was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled step-definition patterns in\nthe cucumber filetype plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to\nexecute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-47167)\n\nIt was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled import statements during\nPython omni-completion. An attacker could possibly use this issue to\nexecute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-52858)\n\nAndrej Tomči discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain terminal\nscreen cells when taking a snapshot, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause Vim to crash, resulting in\na denial of service. (CVE-2026-52859)\n\nDavid Carliez discovered that Vim incorrectly handled reconstructed\nfunction and class definitions during Python omni-completion. An attacker\ncould possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-52860)","dates":{"published":"2026-06-18T16:05:59.000Z","modified":"2026-06-30T18:17:36.877Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":null,"severity":"unknown","version":null,"versionLabel":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"computed":false,"selection":"none"},"metrics":[]},"epss":{"probability":null,"percentile":null,"severity":"unknown","asOf":null,"change":{"pp":null,"baselineDate":null,"baselineScore":null},"history":[],"last30":[]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[],"exploitCount":0,"weaknesses":[],"affected":[{"vendor":"ubuntu","product":"vim","name":"vim","label":"vim","ecosystem":"Ubuntu","cpePart":null,"purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim","purlType":"deb","versions":[{"text":"< 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"< 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"< 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"< 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"< 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"< 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"< 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.7","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"< 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"< 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm29 | < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm35 | < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm20 | < 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm8 | < 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32 | < 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.16 | < 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.7 | < 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5","eol":null,"hubHref":null}],"affectedCount":1,"eol":{"hasEol":false,"count":0},"references":[{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8451-1","label":"ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8451-1","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["Advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-47162","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-47162","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-47167","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-47167","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-52858","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-52858","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-52859","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-52859","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-52860","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-52860","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]}],"lineage":{"upstream":[],"downstream":[],"duplicates":[],"related":["CVE-2026-47162","CVE-2026-47167","CVE-2026-52858","CVE-2026-52859","CVE-2026-52860"]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2026-06-18T16:05:59.000Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2026-06-30T18:17:36.877Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":0,"level":"minimal","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-20T03:03:15.566Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}