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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Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Local Code Execution via vms_fixfilename() in Vim vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via vms_fixfilename() function
Weaknesses CWE-94
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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:15:00 +0000

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Title Local Code Execution via vms_fixfilename() in Vim

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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Title Local Code Execution via Filename Fixing in Vim v9.2.0389 and Earlier
Weaknesses CWE-20

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-401
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Title Local Code Execution via Filename Fixing in Vim v9.2.0389 and Earlier
Weaknesses CWE-20

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T17:42:08.302Z

Reserved: 2026-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-51400

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T17:41:36.581Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-04T21:16:36.433

Modified: 2026-08-05T18:17:11.477

Link: CVE-2026-51400

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-51400 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-08T01:30:03Z

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