CVE-2026-52858

NameCVE-2026-52858
DescriptionVim 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1139728

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
vim (PTS)bullseye2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1vulnerable
bullseye (security)2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u3vulnerable
bookworm2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2vulnerable
trixie2:9.1.1230-2vulnerable
forky, sid2:9.2.0524-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
vimsource(unstable)(unfixed)1139728

Notes

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-52mc-rq6p-rc7c
Fixed by: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4b850457e12e1a678dd209f2868154f7553cbf8d (v9.2.0561)

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