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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-20807): Vim vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 28, 2020
Added
Oct 15, 2020
Modified
Apr 16, 2026

Description

In Vim before 8.1.0881, users can circumvent the rvim restricted mode and execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces (e.g., Python, Ruby, or Lua).

Solutions

ubuntu-pro-upgrade-vimubuntu-upgrade-vimubuntu-upgrade-vim-commonubuntu-upgrade-vim-runtime
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