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Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0561, the Python omni-completion script in python3complete.vim for Vim with the +python3 interpreter enabled (and the legacy pythoncomplete.vim for builds with the +python interpreter) executes the import and from statements found in the current buffer through Python's import machinery. Because the buffer's working directory is on sys.path, opening a hostile .py file with a sibling Python package and invoking omni-completion runs that package's top-level code as the editing user. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0561.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-08 | Published 2026-06-11 | Updated 2026-06-12 | Assigner GitHub_M




HIGH: 7.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-95: Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')

CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Product status

< 9.2.0561
affected

References

github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-52mc-rq6p-rc7c

github.com/...ommit/4b850457e12e1a678dd209f2868154f7553cbf8d

github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0561

cve.org (CVE-2026-52858)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-52858)

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