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.
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"cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-78"
],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44656.json"
}{
"cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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{
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},
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"fixed": "9.2.0435"
}
],
"source": [
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"REFERENCES"
]
}