UnratedFix available
Important: vim security update
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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-X11, vim-common, vim-enhanced, vim-filesystem, vim-minimal
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.23
- CVEs
- Not specified
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 04:09 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:ALSA-2026:75768
vim-X11
Fixed versions: 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.23
vim-common
Fixed versions: 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.23
vim-enhanced
Fixed versions: 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.23
vim-filesystem
Fixed versions: 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.23
vim-minimal
Fixed versions: 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.23
Complete source record
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"title": "Important: vim security update",
"summary": "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.",
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"modified": "2026-10-07T13:45:03.170268494Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
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"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73073",
"https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-75768.html"
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"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 95065,
"published_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00+00:00"
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