Vulnerability · Published Mar 30, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-34714
Critical 9.2
In plain English
A critical-severity OS command injection in Vim from Vim. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.2Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Vim before 9.2.0272 allows code execution that happens immediately upon opening a crafted file in the default configuration, because %{expr} injection occurs with tabpanel lacking P_MLE.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | vim | 9.2.0272-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-34714 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | vim | 9.2.0272-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-34714 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:9.2.0315-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-34714 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-34714 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | vim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-34714 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | vim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-34714 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-917 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/30/3
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-2gmj-rpqf-pxvh
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/664701eb7576edb7c7c7d9f2d600815ec1f43459
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0272
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/02/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/02/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/03/6
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-34714 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2453139 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-34714.json x_sadp-csaf-vex