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CVE-2026-51401
Published:August 04, 2026
Updated:August 05, 2026
An issue in Vim Project v9.2.0389 and earlier allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the vms_fixfilename() function within file vim/src/os_vms.c
Related Resources (3)
https://github.com/vim/vim
https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/os_vms.c
https://gist.github.com/jiejiaodedengdai/ff5d34a523167e09b7d8330cc9f5d4e5#file-vim-os_vms-cves-md
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-94