ALPINE-CVE-2026-44656
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0435, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in Vim's :find command-line completion. When the path option contains backtick-enclosed shell commands, those commands are executed during file name completion. Because the path option lacks the P_SECURE flag, it can be set from a modeline, allowing an attacker who controls the contents of a file to execute arbitrary shell commands when the user opens that file in Vim and triggers :find completion. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0435.
ALPINE-CVE-2026-44656
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:ALPINE-CVE-2026-44656
vim
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 9.2.0437-r0
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
},
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"fixed": "9.2.0437-r0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "vim",
"purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/vim?arch=source",
"ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.23"
},
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2026-44656.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #54431 · Revision 1
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