Vulnerability · Published Apr 24, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-41411Vim: Command injection via backtick expansion in tag filenames
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-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 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0357, A command injection vulnerability exists in Vim's tag file processing. When resolving a tag, the filename field from the tags file is passed through wildcard expansion to resolve environment variables and wildcards. If the filename field contains backtick syntax (e.g., `command`), Vim executes the embedded command via the system shell with the full privileges of the running user.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | vim-X11 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:28210 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vim-X11 | 2:8.0.1763-24.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:28553 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | vim-X11 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.6 | ALSA-2026:28209 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | vim-common | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:28210 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vim-common | 2:8.0.1763-24.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:28553 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | vim-common | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.6 | ALSA-2026:28209 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | vim-data | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:28210 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | vim-enhanced | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:28210 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vim-enhanced | 2:8.0.1763-24.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:28553 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | vim-enhanced | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.6 | ALSA-2026:28209 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | vim-filesystem | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:28210 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vim-filesystem | 2:8.0.1763-24.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:28553 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | vim-filesystem | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.6 | ALSA-2026:28209 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | vim-minimal | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:28210 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vim-minimal | 2:8.0.1763-24.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:28553 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | vim-minimal | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.6 | ALSA-2026:28209 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | xxd | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:28210 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | vim | 9.2.0357-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-41411 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | vim | 9.2.0357-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-41411 |
| Debian:12 | vim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41411 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 2:9.1.1230-2+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41411 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:9.2.0428-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41411 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | vim | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.4 | RLSA-2026:28210 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | vim | 2:8.0.1763-24.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:28553 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | vim | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.6 | RLSA-2026:28209 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41411 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | vim | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41411 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | vim | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41411 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | vim | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41411 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-cwgx-gcj7-6qh8 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c78194e41d5a0b05b0ddf383b6679b1503f977fb x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0357 x_refsource_MISC