Name: CVE-2026-51401: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-51401, CWE-94, CVSS 7.7, EPSS 0.00202

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

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.7
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Sep 24, 2026	Aug 4, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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