CVE-2026-41411 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-41411: Vim: Command injection via backtick expansion in tag filenames

Vendor Vim
Product vim
Weakness CWE-78
Published April 24, 2026
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

6.6/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 24, 2026 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated