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UBUNTU-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
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
vim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
vim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm38"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
vim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
vim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
vim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
vim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
vim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8"}]}]
References
- advisory ubuntu.com
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