CVE-2026-44656
Vim: OS Command Injection via 'path' completion
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0435, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in Vim's :find command-line completion. When the path option contains backtick-enclosed shell commands, those commands are executed during file name completion. Because the path option lacks the P_SECURE flag, it can be set from a modeline, allowing an attacker who controls the contents of a file to execute arbitrary shell commands when the user opens that file in Vim and triggers :find completion. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0435.
| CWE | CWE-78 |
| Vendor | vim |
| Product | vim |
| Published | May 8, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
vim / vim
< 9.2.0435