Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Moderate 2026-04-24T16:51:39 vim: Vim: Command injection allows arbitrary code execution via malicious tag files 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CWE-78

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0357, A command injection vulnerability exists in Vim's tag file processing. When resolving a tag, the filename field from the tags file is passed through wildcard expansion to resolve environment variables and wildcards. If the filename field contains backtick syntax (e.g., `command`), Vim executes the embedded command via the system shell with the full privileges of the running user.

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. This command injection vulnerability occurs during tag file processing. A local user could craft a malicious tags file containing backtick syntax in the filename field. When Vim resolves a tag from this file, it executes the embedded command via the system shell, leading to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the running user.

Mitigation for this issue involves exercising caution when opening or processing tag files from untrusted sources. Users should avoid loading tag files from unknown or suspicious origins to prevent the execution of arbitrary commands. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Affected vim Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Affected vim Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Affected vim Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Affected vim Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Affected vim Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Affected rhcos https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41411 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41411 https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c78194e41d5a0b05b0ddf383b6679b1503f977fb https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0357 https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-cwgx-gcj7-6qh8