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 p…
High CVSS 7.8
Summary
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 mitig…
In-depth triage
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
- :
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c8c63673bc4253212820626aeeb75999d9a539d2 Patch
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0597 Product
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-52mc-rq6p-rc7c Mitigation
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-65p9-mwwx-7468 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52860
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487987
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-52860.json
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD