CVE-2026-41411

# Malicious tags file content (PoC) # Format: tagname<TAB>filename<TAB>ex_command # The filename field contains the backtick payload exploit `touch /tmp/vim_pwned` ./src/main.c

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2026-41411", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2026-04-24T17:16:22.037", "lastModified": "2026-04-27T13:39:23.250", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Secondary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L", "baseScore": 6.6, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "LOW"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 4.7}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-78"}]}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "9.2.0357", "matchCriteriaId": "F35058AC-F23C-4B09-A352-664E4DA447F7"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c78194e41d5a0b05b0ddf383b6679b1503f977fb", "source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0357", "source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Product"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-cwgx-gcj7-6qh8", "source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"]}]}}