CVE-2026-73073
Publication date 19 August 2026
Last updated 2 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Medium
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0845, StructMembers() in runtime/autoload/ccomplete.vim constructs and executes a vimgrep command using an insufficiently escaped typeref: or typename: value from a tags file, allowing an unterminated collection followed by a command separator to execute arbitrary Ex and operating-system commands when a user invokes C omni-completion with CTRL-X CTRL-O on a member access whose type is resolved from that tags file. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0845.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| vim | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Vulnerable
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.20
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.36
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm13
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm24
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm39
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm33
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| Package | Patch details |
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Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v4.0
Base score 7.1 · High
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8679-1
- Vim vulnerability
- 25 August 2026