usn-8246-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-05-07 14:58
Modified
2026-05-20 14:48
Summary
vim vulnerabilities
Details

Michał Majchrowicz discovered that Vim’s zip plugin could overwrite arbitrary files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to delete sensitive data or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-35177)

It was discovered that Vim’s netbeans interface did not properly sanitize certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-39881)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly handle backticks in tag filenames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2026-41411)

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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Micha\u0142 Majchrowicz discovered that Vim\u2019s zip plugin could overwrite\narbitrary files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to delete\nsensitive data or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-35177)\n\nIt was discovered that Vim\u2019s netbeans interface did not properly\nsanitize certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to\nexecute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2026-39881)\n\nIt was discovered that Vim did not properly handle backticks in tag\nfilenames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary\ncommands. (CVE-2026-41411)",
  "id": "USN-8246-1",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:48:20Z",
  "published": "2026-05-07T14:58:11Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8246-1"
    },
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-35177"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "vim vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-35177",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-39881",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41411"
  ]
}



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