CVE-2026-52860
HIGHVim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python Omni-Completion
Title source: cnaDescription
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0597, Vim's Python omni-completion executes reconstructed function and class definitions from the current buffer with exec() as part of populating the completion dictionary. Python evaluates function default values, parameter annotations, and class base expressions at definition time, so a hostile buffer can execute attacker-controlled Python expressions during omni-completion. The existing g:pythoncomplete_allow_import mitigation (GHSA-52mc-rq6p-rc7c) does not cover this path, because the attacker-controlled code is not a harvested import/from statement. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0597.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-65p9-mwwx-7468
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-52mc-rq6p-rc7c
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c8c63673bc4253212820626aeeb75999d9a539d2
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0597
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0032
EPSS Percentile
23.0%
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-94
Status
published
Products (1)
vim/vim
< 9.2.0597 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Jun 11, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 12, 2026