CVE-2026-41411
Vim: Command injection via backtick expansion in tag filenames
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.6 Medium
- Published
- Apr 24, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 20, 2026
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0357, A command injection vulnerability exists in Vim's tag file processing. When resolving a tag, the filename field from the tags file is passed through wildcard expansion to resolve environment variables and wildcards. If the filename field contains backtick syntax (e.g., `command`), Vim executes the embedded command via the system shell with the full privileges of the running user.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.6 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
vimvim |
|
References
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