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TI-2026-51280 Aliases CVE-2026-73073

Vim: Arbitrary Ex Command Execution in C Omni-Completion

Priority LOW 32CWE-829Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-829.

Summary

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0845, StructMembers() in runtime/autoload/ccomplete.vim constructs and executes a vimgrep command using an insufficiently escaped typeref: or typename: value from a tags file, allowing an unterminated collection followed by a command separator to execute arbitrary Ex and operating-system commands when a user invokes C omni-completion with CTRL-X CTRL-O on a member access whose type is resolved from that tags file. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0845.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00152 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial vim (vim): 9.2.0845Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 4 without a fix

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
vimvimbefore 9.2.08459.2.0845Patch availableCNA
  • vim Vendorvim Affected before 9.2.0845 Fixed in 9.2.0845 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.2.0845Vulnerablevim
  • cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.2.0845 Vulnerable ·vim

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA vim (vim) Fixed in 9.2.0845

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:82939 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 security update
    • Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-kubernetes-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/haproxy-rhel9 +2
  • RHSA-2026:77359 Released 2026-10-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    vim security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) vim-common-2:8.0.1763-32.el8_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) vim-2:8.0.1763-32.el8_10
  • RHSA-2026:75768 Released 2026-10-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    vim security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) vim-common-2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.23
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) vim-2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.23
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:75769 Released 2026-10-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    vim security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) vim-common-2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) vim-2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.22
  • 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: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:75769
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:77359
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:75768
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:75769
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:77359
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:75768
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:57614
Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5Fixed RHSA-2026:82939
Not affected: 6 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73073
  2. 2026-10-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:75769 · Red Hat
  3. 2026-10-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:75768 · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-06 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) +1 · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-07 Fix available: RHSA-2026:77359 · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-07 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) · Red Hat
  7. 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · NVD
  8. 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82939 · Red Hat
  9. 2026-10-16 Fix available: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 · Red Hat
  10. 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 2

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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