CVE-2026-52860 (GCVE-0-2026-52860)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-11 18:33 – Updated: 2026-06-12 12:48
VLAI
Title
Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python Omni-Completion
Summary
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0597, Vim's Python omni-completion executes reconstructed function and class definitions from the current buffer with exec() as part of populating the completion dictionary. Python evaluates function default values, parameter annotations, and class base expressions at definition time, so a hostile buffer can execute attacker-controlled Python expressions during omni-completion. The existing g:pythoncomplete_allow_import mitigation (GHSA-52mc-rq6p-rc7c) does not cover this path, because the attacker-controlled code is not a harvested import/from statement. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0597.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GH… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GH… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c8c63673bc42532… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0597 | x_refsource_MISC |
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Nomenclature
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