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TI-2026-41385 Aliases CVE-2026-57453

Vim: PowerShell Command Injection via Unescaped Filename in zip.vim Extraction

Priority LOW 33CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00208 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed vim (vim): 9.2.0678Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
vimvim9.1.1784 to before 9.2.06789.2.0678Patch availableCNA
  • vim Vendorvim Affected 9.1.1784 to before 9.2.0678 Fixed in 9.2.0678 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.1784 to before 9.2.0678Vulnerablevim
  • cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.1784 to before 9.2.0678 Vulnerable ·vim

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA vim (vim) Fixed in 9.2.0678

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:57614 Released 2026-08-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images vim-2:9.2.967-1.1.hum1@src, vim-X11-2:9.2.967-1.1.hum1@aarch64, vim-X11-2:9.2.967-1.1.hum1@x86_64 +14

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:57614
Not affected: 7 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57453
  2. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2022-03248 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-15103 Vim before 9.0.2142 has a stack-based buffer overflow because did_set_langmap in map.c… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-05093 Use After Free in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-04407 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-04379 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-04378 Use After Free in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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