CVE-2026-33412
Vim affected by Command injection via newline in glob()
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.6 Medium
- Published
- Mar 24, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 1, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 19, 2026
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0202, a command injection vulnerability exists in Vim's glob() function on Unix-like systems. By including a newline character (\n) in a pattern passed to glob(), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands. This vulnerability depends on the user's 'shell' setting. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0202.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.6 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N | GitHub_M |
| 3.1 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat-SADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
vimvim |
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References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-w5jw-f54h-x46c
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/645ed6597d1ea896c712cd7ddbb6edee79577e9a
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0202
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/19/10
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33412vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2450907issue-tracking
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-33412.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6725vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6617vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12274vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7239vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:15087vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14773vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10097vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17596vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8423vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7243vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6502vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7711vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6915vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6730vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6729vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6731vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6736vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6619vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6620vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6540vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6539vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8259vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7335vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16008vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16009vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16174vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9832vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11768vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10065vendor-advisory
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