Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0839, the runtime/ftplugin/sh.vim, runtime/ftplugin/zsh.vim, and runtime/ftplugin/ps1.vim filetype plugins pass attacker-controlled Visual-mode selections from K through keywordprg commands without safely separating shell arguments. fnameescape() and PATH_ESC_CHARS do not neutralize shell metacharacters before ShKeywordPrg, ZshKeywordPrg, or GetHelp invokes bash, zsh, or PowerShell, allowing arbitrary operating-system commands to execute with the privileges of the user running Vim. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0839.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-X11 | Oct 11, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade vim | Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade vim-dataUpgrade xxd-debuginfoUpgrade vim-debuginfoUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade xxdUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade vim-debugsourceUpgrade vim-default-editorUpgrade vim-enhanced-debuginfoUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-filesystem | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade vim-debugsourceUpgrade vim-X11-debuginfoUpgrade vim-debuginfoUpgrade vim-X11Upgrade vim-commonUpgrade xxd-debuginfoUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-enhanced-debuginfoUpgrade vim-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade vim-dataUpgrade vim-common-debuginfoUpgrade xxd | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade vim-commonUpgrade xxd-debuginfoUpgrade vim-enhanced-debuginfoUpgrade vim-debuginfoUpgrade vim-X11Upgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-X11-debuginfoUpgrade vim-debugsourceUpgrade xxdUpgrade vim-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-common-debuginfo | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade vim-athena (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-lesstif (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-athenaUpgrade vim-gui-commonUpgrade vim-runtime (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-tiny (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-motifUpgrade vim-gnome (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-noxUpgrade vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vimUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xxdUpgrade vim-tinyUpgrade vim-nox (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gui-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-runtimeUpgrade xxd (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk3Upgrade vim-gtk | Aug 23, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 2, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
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