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vim: Fix of CVE-2026-44656
Type: advisorySources: OSV
- CVE-2026-44656: fix shell command execution via backticks in 'path' option during file completion by skipping backtick entries in expand_path_option() (findfile.c, upstream patches 9.2.0435 and 9.2.0444; the P_SECURE-on-'path' portion of 9.2.0435 was reverted by 9.2.0444 and is intentionally not backported)
- Products
- vim-X11, vim-common, vim-enhanced, vim-filesystem, vim-minimal
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els32
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-44656
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 10:37 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
- CVE-2026-44656: fix shell command execution via backticks in 'path' option during file completion by skipping backtick entries in expand_path_option() (findfile.c, upstream patches 9.2.0435 and 9.2.0444; the P_SECURE-on-'path' portion of 9.2.0435 was reverted by 9.2.0444 and is intentionally not backported)
osv:CLSA-2026-1779821440
vim-X11
Fixed versions: 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els32
vim-common
Fixed versions: 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els32
vim-enhanced
Fixed versions: 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els32
vim-filesystem
Fixed versions: 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els32
vim-minimal
Fixed versions: 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els32
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLSA-2026-1779821440",
"method": "structured",
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"title": "vim: Fix of CVE-2026-44656",
"summary": "- CVE-2026-44656: fix shell command execution via backticks in 'path' option during file completion by skipping backtick entries in expand_path_option() (findfile.c, upstream patches 9.2.0435 and 9.2.0444; the P_SECURE-on-'path' portion of 9.2.0435 was reverted by 9.2.0444 and is intentionally not backported)",
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"database_specific": {
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"modified": "2026-10-26T09:30:04.636391035Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
"CVE-2026-44656"
],
"references": [
"https://errata.tuxcare.com/els_os/almalinux9.2esu/CLSA-2026-1779821440.html"
]
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},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 446833,
"published_at": "2026-05-26T18:50:44+00:00"
}