Vim: PowerShell Command Injection via Unescaped Filename in zip.vim Extraction
CVE-2026-57453 is fixed in 19 products on 1 platform, first by vim 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6, released June 25, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| vim · Debian 14 | 2:9.2.0782-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57453 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | vim 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | vim-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| vim-common · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1940 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| vim-data · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1940 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| vim-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1940 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| vim-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1940 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| vim-default-editor · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1940 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1940 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1940 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1940 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | vim-gtk3 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | vim-gui-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1940 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| vim-minimal-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1940 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| vim-motif · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | vim-motif 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | vim-nox 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | vim-runtime 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | vim-tiny 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | xxd 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| xxd · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1940 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| xxd-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1940 | Jul 20, 2026 |
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