CVE-2026-59856
HIGHVim: Arbitrary Code Execution via PHP Omni-Completion
Title source: cnaDescription
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0736, the PHP omni-completion script in runtime/autoload/phpcomplete.vim interpolates a class or trait name, taken from the contents of the edited buffer, into a search() pattern that is run via win_execute() without escaping. A name containing a single quote can terminate the search() string argument early, and because the bar is honored as an Ex command separator, the remainder of the name is run as Ex commands; via the :! command this allows arbitrary operating-system command execution when a victim opens a crafted PHP file and invokes omni-completion. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0736.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-fh26-8f79-wj97
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/43afc581a37a35762dd0ef292f038b9dc5680a24
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
6.5%
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
< 9.2.0736 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Jul 09, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 10, 2026