CVE-2026-52858

HIGH

Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python Omni-Completion

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0561, the Python omni-completion script in python3complete.vim for Vim with the +python3 interpreter enabled (and the legacy pythoncomplete.vim for builds with the +python interpreter) executes the import and from statements found in the current buffer through Python's import machinery. Because the buffer's working directory is on sys.path, opening a hostile .py file with a sibling Python package and invoking omni-completion runs that package's top-level code as the editing user. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0561.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 18.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-829 CWE-94 CWE-95
Status published
Products (1)
vim/vim < 9.2.0561 (2 CPE variants)
Published Jun 11, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 12, 2026