CVE-2026-46483 (GCVE-0-2026-46483)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-15 14:57 – Updated: 2026-05-15 15:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Vim: Command injection in tar#Vimuntar via missing shellescape {special} flag
Summary
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0479, a command injection vulnerability exists in tar#Vimuntar() in
runtime/autoload/tar.vim when decompressing .tgz archives on Unix-like systems. The function builds :!gunzip and :!gzip -d commands using shellescape(tartail) without the {special} flag, allowing a crafted archive filename to trigger Vim cmdline-special expansion and execute shell commands in the user's context. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0479.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-15 15:56 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GH… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3fb5e58fbc63d86… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0479 | x_refsource_MISC |
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