CVE catalog
CVE-2026-57453
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.1.1784 until 9.2.0678, when the bundled zip plugin autoload/zip.vim falls back to PowerShell to browse, read, extract, update or delete entries
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.21% · Oct 25, 2026
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.1.1784 until 9.2.0678, when the bundled zip plugin autoload/zip.vim falls back to PowerShell to browse, read, extract, update or delete entries in a zip archive, it builds the PowerShell command by inserting archive entry names that are quoted only for the shell, not for PowerShell. A crafted entry name can break out of the intended string context and cause PowerShell to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running Vim, triggered by opening, viewing or extracting the archive. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0678.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | vim | sid | 2:9.2.0858-1 | fixed |
| Debian | vim | forky | 2:9.2.0858-1 | fixed |
| Debian | vim | trixie | 2:9.1.1230-2 | not affected |
| Debian | vim | bookworm | 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 | not affected |
| Cpe | vim | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | vim-athena | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | vim-common | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | vim-doc | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | vim-gtk3 | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | vim-gui-common | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | vim-motif | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | vim-nox | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | vim-runtime | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | vim-tiny | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | xxd | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | vim | Not reported | Not reported | not affected |
| Cpe | vim | Not reported | 9.2.0678 | fixed |
| Alpine | vim | 3.23 | 9.2.0854-r0 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | vim | 26.04 | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim | 26.04 | 2:9.1.1882-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim | 26.04 | 2:9.1.1882-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim | 26.04 | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim | 26.04 | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim | 26.04 | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim | 26.04 | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim | 26.04 | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim | 26.04 | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim | 26.04 | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim | 26.04 | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | vim | source | sid | 2:9.2.0782-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [1140775] |
| Debian | vim | source | forky | 2:9.2.0782-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [1140775] |
| Debian | vim | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | [1140775] |
| Debian | vim | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | [1140775] |
| Cpe | vim | cpe | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | vim-athena | cpe | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | vim-common | cpe | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | vim-doc | cpe | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | vim-gtk3 | cpe | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | vim-gui-common | cpe | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | vim-motif | cpe | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | vim-nox | cpe | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | vim-runtime | cpe | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | vim-tiny | cpe | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | xxd | cpe | Not reported | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | vim | cpe | Not reported | 9.2.0678 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Alpine | vim | apk | 3.23 | 9.2.0854-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2026-57453 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | vim | deb | 26.04 | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-57453 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [vim]Not affected
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
- [vim-athena]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
- [vim-common]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
- [vim-doc]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
- [vim-gtk3]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
- [vim-gui-common]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
- [vim-motif]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
- [vim-nox]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
- [vim-runtime]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
- [vim-tiny]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
- [xxd]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · vim · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57453]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2026-57453]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57453]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-57453]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-57453]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-57453.json]
- [https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8500-1]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-2026.json]
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