VDB
CVE-2026-73073
CVE-2026-73073
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.1 HIGH
Reported by GitHub_M · Published August 18, 2026
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
7.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| vim | vim | < 9.2.0845 |
| alpine | vim | 0, 0, 0 |
| vim | vim | < 9.2.0845 |
Timeline
- Aug 18, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 19, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2026 Security Advisory
- Sep 14, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 18, 2026 CVE Updated
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-cx73-phcg-3j5g x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/2f628d8104958fa7421664f792ca6d4f7a39a10f x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0845 x_refsource_MISC