Description
getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the :source! command in a modeline, as demonstrated by execute in Vim, and assert_fails or nvim_input in Neovim.
Exploits (6)
nomisec
WORKING POC
2 stars
by oldthree3 · poc
https://github.com/oldthree3/CVE-2019-12735-VIM-NEOVIM
References (32)
Core 32
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2BMDSHTF754TITC6AQJPCS5IRIDMMIM7/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4016-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4016-2/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108724
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TRIRBC2YRGKPAWVRMZS4SZTGGCVRVZPR/
Mailing List vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00031.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00036.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00037.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4467
Mailing List mailing-list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/33
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1619
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1774
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1793
Mailing List vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00034.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00050.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4487
Mailing List mailing-list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/39
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1947
Mailing List mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00003.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00075.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-04
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/930020
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/930024
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/10082
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/numirias/security/blob/master/doc/2019-06-04_ace-vim-neovim.md
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/53575521406739cf20bbe4e384d88e7dca11f040
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K93144355
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K93144355?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K93144355?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2BMDSHTF754TITC6AQJPCS5IRIDMMIM7/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRIRBC2YRGKPAWVRMZS4SZTGGCVRVZPR/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46973
Scores
CVSS v3
8.6
EPSS
0.6461
EPSS Percentile
98.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (2)
neovim/neovim
< 0.3.6
vim/vim
< 8.1.1365
Published
Jun 05, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026