CVE-2026-41411 (GCVE-0-2026-41411)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-24 16:51 – Updated: 2026-04-24 17:44
VLAI?
Title
Vim: Command injection via backtick expansion in tag filenames
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.6 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
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Nomenclature
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