CVE-2026-51401

Public on 2026-08-04

Modified on 2026-08-08

Description

An issue in Vim Project v9.2.0389 and earlier allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the vms_fixfilename() function within file vim/src/os_vms.c

Severity

Low

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CVSS v3 Base Score

2.5

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory	Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core	vim			Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023	vim			Not Affected

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	2.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-51401 Mitre: CVE-2026-51401