{"id":"CVE-2026-73076","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"Vim: Arbitrary Command Execution via Malicious `.VimballRecord` Entry Replay in `vimball.vim`","description":"Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0847, runtime/autoload/vimball.vim allows a crafted vimball member named .VimballRecord to overwrite the installation record with attacker-chosen commands. When vimball#RmVimball() later processes the matching record entry, the stored Ex commands, including operating-system commands invoked through :!, execute with the privileges of the user running Vim. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0847.","publishedAt":"2026-08-11T15:37:59.894Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-11T15:54:03.540Z","severity":{"score":8.4,"label":"High","version":"4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","source":"GitHub_M"},"assigner":"GitHub_M","products":["vim vim"],"affected":[{"vendor":"vim","product":"vim","versions":[{"version":"< 9.2.0847","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r22p-fhw4-84p2","https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/581a2f3ac9c6f96a26324f6b2c8c11415fd0d452"],"weaknesses":["CWE-94","CWE-829"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:12:58.252Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/73xxx/CVE-2026-73076.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-73076","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-08-11T15:37:59.894Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-11T15:54:03.540Z","assignerShortName":"GitHub_M","assignerOrgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","dateReserved":"2026-08-10T19:37:41.444Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"Vim: Arbitrary Command Execution via Malicious `.VimballRecord` Entry Replay in `vimball.vim`","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0847, runtime/autoload/vimball.vim allows a crafted vimball member named .VimballRecord to overwrite the installation record with attacker-chosen commands. When vimball#RmVimball() later processes the matching record entry, the stored Ex commands, including operating-system commands invoked through :!, execute with the privileges of the user running Vim. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0847."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"vim","product":"vim","versions":[{"version":"< 9.2.0847","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r22p-fhw4-84p2","name":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r22p-fhw4-84p2","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/581a2f3ac9c6f96a26324f6b2c8c11415fd0d452","name":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/581a2f3ac9c6f96a26324f6b2c8c11415fd0d452","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV4_0":{"attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"ACTIVE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":8.4,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-94","lang":"en","description":"CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')","type":"CWE"}]},{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-829","lang":"en","description":"CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"GitHub_M","orgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","dateUpdated":"2026-08-11T15:37:59.894Z"},"source":{"advisory":"GHSA-r22p-fhw4-84p2","discovery":"UNKNOWN"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-08-11T15:53:49.920723Z","id":"CVE-2026-73076","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2026-08-11T15:54:03.540Z"}}]}}}