CVE-2026-46483

Public on 2026-05-15
Modified on 2026-05-15
Description
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
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.6
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core vim Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Vim Extra vim No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2023 vim Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N