CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-57453

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.14%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In Vim from version 9.1.1784 to 9.2.0678, the bundled zip plugin (autoload/zip.vim) when falling back to PowerShell to browse, read, extract, update or delete entries in a zip archive, 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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the victim's machine if they open or extract a malicious zip archive in Vim, potentially leading to system compromise or data theft.

Recommendation

Immediately update Vim to version 9.2.0678 or later, which contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS