CVE-2026-46483
Vim: Command injection in tar#Vimuntar via missing shellescape {special} flag
CVE-2026-46483 is fixed in 23 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:30900, released April 30, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
High
CVSS
7.3
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0055
46th percentile
Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fix(es): * vim: command injection when decompressing .tgz archives (CVE-2026-46483) * vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names (CVE-2026-47162) * vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via Python omni-completion (CVE-2026-52858) * vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via crafted step-definition patterns (CVE-2026-47167) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| vim · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2:9.1.1230-2+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46483 | May 15, 2026 |
| vim · Debian 14 | 2:9.2.0524-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46483 | May 15, 2026 |
| vim · RHEL 10 | 9.1.083-5.el10_0.3 | RHSA-2026:30900 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | vim 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | vim 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | vim 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | vim 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | vim 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim · rocky 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7 | RLSA-2026:38509 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim · rocky 8 | 2:8.0.1763-27.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:38510 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim · rocky 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.10 | RLSA-2026:38511 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7 | ALSA-2026:38509 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · almalinux 8 | 2:8.0.1763-27.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:38510 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.10 | ALSA-2026:38511 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.7 | ELSA-2026-38509 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · ol 8 | 2:8.0.1763-27.0.1.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-38510 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.10 | ELSA-2026-38511 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| vim-athena · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | vim-athena 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-athena · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | vim-athena 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-athena · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | vim-athena 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-athena · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | vim-athena 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-athena · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | vim-athena 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-common · RHEL 8 | 2:8.0.1763-27.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:38510 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| vim-common · RHEL 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.10 | RHSA-2026:38511 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | vim-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | vim-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | vim-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | vim-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | vim-common 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | vim-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-common · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7 | ALSA-2026:38509 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-common · almalinux 8 | 2:8.0.1763-27.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:38510 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-common · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.10 | ALSA-2026:38511 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-common · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1862 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| vim-common · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.7 | ELSA-2026-38509 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| vim-common · ol 8 | 2:8.0.1763-27.0.1.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-38510 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-common · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.10 | ELSA-2026-38511 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| vim-data · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7 | ALSA-2026:38509 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-data · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1862 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| vim-data · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.7 | ELSA-2026-38509 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| vim-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1862 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| vim-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1862 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| vim-default-editor · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1862 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7 | ALSA-2026:38509 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · almalinux 8 | 2:8.0.1763-27.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:38510 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.10 | ALSA-2026:38511 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1862 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.7 | ELSA-2026-38509 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · ol 8 | 2:8.0.1763-27.0.1.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-38510 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.10 | ELSA-2026-38511 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1862 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7 | ALSA-2026:38509 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · almalinux 8 | 2:8.0.1763-27.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:38510 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.10 | ALSA-2026:38511 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1862 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.7 | ELSA-2026-38509 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · ol 8 | 2:8.0.1763-27.0.1.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-38510 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.10 | ELSA-2026-38511 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| vim-gnome · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | vim-gnome 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gtk · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | vim-gtk 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gtk · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | vim-gtk 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gtk · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | vim-gtk 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | vim-gtk3 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | vim-gtk3 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | vim-gtk3 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | vim-gtk3 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | vim-gui-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | vim-gui-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | vim-gui-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | vim-gui-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7 | ALSA-2026:38509 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · almalinux 8 | 2:8.0.1763-27.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:38510 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.10 | ALSA-2026:38511 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1862 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.7 | ELSA-2026-38509 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · ol 8 | 2:8.0.1763-27.0.1.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-38510 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.10 | ELSA-2026-38511 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| vim-minimal-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1862 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| vim-motif · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | vim-motif 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-motif · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | vim-motif 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-motif · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | vim-motif 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | vim-nox 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | vim-nox 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | vim-nox 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | vim-nox 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | vim-nox 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | vim-nox 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | vim-runtime 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | vim-runtime 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | vim-runtime 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | vim-runtime 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | vim-runtime 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | vim-runtime 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | vim-tiny 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | vim-tiny 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | vim-tiny 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | May 19, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | vim-tiny 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | May 19, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | xxd 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm19 | May 19, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | xxd 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm7 | May 19, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | xxd 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.31 | May 19, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | xxd 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.15 | May 19, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | xxd 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.6 | May 19, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | xxd 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | May 19, 2026 |
| xxd · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7 | ALSA-2026:38509 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| xxd · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1862 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| xxd · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.7 | ELSA-2026-38509 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| xxd-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1862 | Jun 22, 2026 |
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