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ALPINE-CVE-2026-73076
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0847, runtime/autoload/vimball.vim allows a crafted vimball member named .VimballRecord...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0847, runtime/autoload/vimball.vim allows a crafted vimball member named .VimballRecord to overwrite the installation record with attacker-chosen commands. When vimball#RmVimball() later processes the matching record entry, the stored Ex commands, including operating-system commands invoked through :!, execute with the privileges of the user running Vim. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0847.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Alpine:v3.23
vim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.2.0854-r0"}]}]
References
- advisory security.alpinelinux.org