CVE-2026-51400

Publication date 4 August 2026

Last updated 11 August 2026


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.4 · High

Score breakdown

Description

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

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vim 26.04 LTS resolute
Vulnerable, fix deferred
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable, fix deferred
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable, fix deferred
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable, fix deferred
18.04 LTS bionic
Vulnerable, fix deferred
16.04 LTS xenial
Vulnerable, fix deferred
14.04 LTS trusty
Vulnerable, fix deferred

Notes


kkernick

This vulnerability appears to be AI-generated, with no fix in the specified release, and does not appear to have been disclosed to upstream.

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 8.4 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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