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CVE-2026-33412

Vim affected by Command injection via newline in glob()

Published: Mar 24, 2026Updated: Mar 25, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-78
NVD MITRE
5.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 50.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:LI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

vimvim
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / file-utility
vimoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka vi, vim/vim, gvim

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-w5jw-f54h-x46c
github.com
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/645ed6597d1ea896c712cd7ddbb6edee79577e9a
github.com
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0202
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 24, 2026
Last Updated
Mar 25, 2026

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