{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-46483", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-05-14T18:06:06.810Z", "datePublished": "2026-05-15T14:57:31.872Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-15T15:57:39.053Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "title": "Vim: Command injection in tar#Vimuntar via missing shellescape {special} flag", "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-78", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')", "type": "CWE" } ] }, { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-88", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-88: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 3.6, "baseSeverity": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1" } } ], "references": [ { "name": "https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-2fpv-9ff7-xg5w", "tags": [ "x_refsource_CONFIRM" ], "url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-2fpv-9ff7-xg5w" }, { "name": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3fb5e58fbc63d86a3e65f1a141b0d67af2aa38a1", "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3fb5e58fbc63d86a3e65f1a141b0d67af2aa38a1" }, { "name": "https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0479", "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0479" } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "vim", "product": "vim", "versions": [ { "version": "< 9.2.479", "status": "affected" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-15T14:57:31.872Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0479, a command injection vulnerability exists in tar#Vimuntar() in\nruntime/autoload/tar.vim when decompressing .tgz archives on Unix-like systems. The function builds :!gunzip and :!gzip -d commands using shellescape(tartail) without the {special} flag, allowing a crafted archive filename to trigger Vim cmdline-special expansion and execute shell commands in the user's context. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0479." } ], "source": { "advisory": "GHSA-2fpv-9ff7-xg5w", "discovery": "UNKNOWN" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2026-05-15T15:56:10.744324Z", "id": "CVE-2026-46483", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "partial" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-15T15:57:39.053Z" } } ] } }