Vulnerability · CVE-2026-34982
Vim is an open source, command line text editor.
Published Apr 6, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 18, 2026 · Vim is an open
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-34982. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Vim is an open is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Vim is an open).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.2
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.27%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe vim/vim
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0276, a modeline sandbox bypass in Vim allows arbitrary OS command execution when a user opens a crafted file. The , and options are missing the flag, allowing a modeline to be executed. Additionally, the function lacks a call, allowing it to be abused from sandboxed expressions. Commit 9.2.0276 fixes the issue.
Are you affected?
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- cpe vim/vimversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-34982
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-34982. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Vim is an open is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 6, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0276, a modeline sandbox bypass in Vim allows arbitrary OS command execution when a user opens a crafted file. The , and options are missing the flag, allowing a modeline to be executed. Additionally, the function lacks a call, allowing it to be abused from sandboxed expressions. Commit 9.2.0276 fixes the issue.
Sep 18, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0276, a modeline sandbox bypass in Vim allows arbitrary OS command execution when a user opens a crafted file. The , and options are missing the flag, allowing a modeline to be executed. Additionally, the function lacks a call, allowing it to be abused from sandboxed expressions. Commit 9.2.0276 fixes the issue.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34982
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-34982
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34982
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0276, a modeline sandbox bypass in Vim allows arbitrary OS command execution when a user opens a crafted file. The , and options are missing the flag, allowing a
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.