CVE-2026-73077
Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Shell Keyword Lookup
CVE-2026-73077 is fixed in 22 products on 1 platform, first by vim 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8, released August 11, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
High
CVSS
8.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0014
3rd percentile
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| vim · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2:9.1.1230-2+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73077 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| vim · Debian 14 | 2:9.2.0858-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73077 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| vim · RHEL 10 | 9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | RHSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 9.2.0957-160000.1.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21671-1 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| vim · rocky 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | RLSA-2026:66336 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| vim · rocky 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | RLSA-2026:66366 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| vim · sles 15.6 | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3680-1 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| vim · sles 15.7 | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3680-1 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| vim · sles 16.0 | 9.2.0957-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23552-1 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · RHEL 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | RHSA-2026:66366 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21 | ELSA-2026-66366-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-athena · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-athena 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-athena · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-athena 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-common · RHEL 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | RHSA-2026:66366 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-common · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-common · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-common · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-common · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-common · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21 | ELSA-2026-66366-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-data · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-data · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-data · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-default-editor · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · RHEL 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | RHSA-2026:66366 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21 | ELSA-2026-66366-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21 | ELSA-2026-66366-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-gtk · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-gtk 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-gtk3 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-gtk3 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-gui-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-gui-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21 | ELSA-2026-66366-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-minimal-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-motif · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-motif 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-motif · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-motif 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-nox 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-nox 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-nox 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-runtime 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-runtime 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-runtime 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-tiny 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-tiny 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | xxd 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | xxd 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | xxd 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| xxd · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| xxd · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| xxd · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| xxd-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
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