Important: vim security update
Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fix(es): * vim: Vim: Arbitrary command execution via crafted tags file in C omni-completion (CVE-2026-73073) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
- Products
- vim
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2:8.0.1763-32.el8_10
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-73073
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fix(es): * vim: Vim: Arbitrary command execution via crafted tags file in C omni-completion (CVE-2026-73073) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
osv:RLSA-2026:77359
vim
Fixed versions: 2:8.0.1763-32.el8_10
Complete source record
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