Vim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.1.1784 until 9.2.0678, when the bundled zip plugin autoload/zip.vim falls back to PowerShell to browse, read, extract, update or delete entries in a zip archive, it builds the PowerShell command by inserting archive entry names that are quoted only for the shell, not for PowerShell. A crafted entry name can break out of the intended string context and cause PowerShell to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running Vim, triggered by opening, viewing or extracting the archive. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0678.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade vim | Jun 26, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade vim-minimalUpgrade xxdUpgrade vim-debugsourceUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-enhanced-debuginfoUpgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade vim-default-editorUpgrade xxd-debuginfoUpgrade vim-debuginfoUpgrade vim-dataUpgrade vim-minimal-debuginfo | Jul 21, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade vim-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-tiny (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtkUpgrade vim-gtk (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-tinyUpgrade vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xxdUpgrade vim-noxUpgrade vim-runtimeUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-nox (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-athenaUpgrade vim-gnome (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gui-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-runtime (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-lesstif (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-athena (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vimUpgrade vim (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xxd (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gui-commonUpgrade vim-motifUpgrade vim-gtk3 | Jul 5, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 13, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
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