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Vim EUVDEUVD-2026-17160

| CVE-2026-34714 HIGH
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2026-03-30 mitre GHSA-mfxw-q267-mgp6
8.6
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
Temporal: 9.2
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 27, 2026

Code execution vulnerability in Vim before 9.2.0272 allows attackers to gain immediate arbitrary command execution upon opening a crafted file under default configuration. The flaw stems from an expression injection in the tabpanel option, which lacked the P_MLE flag, enabling %{expr} in modelines without the usual restriction. A publicly available exploit exists, but no active exploitation has been confirmed per CISA KEV.

Affected VersionsENISA

vim 0 <9.2.0272

Affected Packages

euvd vim fix: 9.2.0272

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.6 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CIRCL (temporal) 9.2 CRITICAL
vuln.today AI 8.6 HIGH

Trigger is opening a local file (AV:L, UI:R) with no auth (PR:N) in default config (AC:L); expression eval escapes the editor sandbox (S:C) yielding full code execution (C/I/A:H).

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE 9.2 CRITICAL
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Red Hat 8.6 HIGH

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Severity Changed
Jun 25, 2026 - 14:52 NVD
CRITICAL HIGH
CVSS changed
Jun 25, 2026 - 14:52 NVD
9.2 (CRITICAL) 8.6 (HIGH)
Patch released
Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Mar 30, 2026 - 18:27 nvd
HIGH 8.6
CVE Published
Mar 30, 2026 - 18:27 nvd
CRITICAL 9.2

DescriptionNVD

Vim before 9.2.0272 allows code execution that happens immediately upon opening a crafted file in the default configuration, because %{expr} injection occurs with tabpanel lacking P_MLE.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 94% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
8 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

63
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +43
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

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Vendor StatusVendor

Debian

vim
Release Status Fixed Version Urgency
bullseye vulnerable 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1 -
bullseye (security) vulnerable 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u3 -
bookworm vulnerable 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 -
trixie vulnerable 2:9.1.1230-2 -
forky, sid vulnerable 2:9.2.0218-1 -
(unstable) fixed (unfixed) -

SUSE

Severity: Critical
Product Status
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:2.1.3-6.162 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/toolbox:13.2-9.95 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/baremetal-os-container:2.2.1-7.91 Affected
Container suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.2:latest Affected
Container suse/sle-micro/5.2/toolbox:14.2-7.11.272 Affected

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