Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0202, a command injection vulnerability exists in Vim's glob() function on Unix-like systems. By including a newline character (\n

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0202, a command injection vulnerability exists in Vim's glob() function on Unix-like systems. By including a newline character (\n) in a pattern passed to glob(), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands. This vulnerability depends on the user's 'shell' setting. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0202.

Affected Products

Also Affects

Downstream vendors/products affected by this vulnerability

References

• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/645ed6597d1ea896c712cd7ddbb6edee79577e9a(Patch)
• https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0202(Product)
• https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-w5jw-f54h-x46c(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/19/10(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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