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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-73073

Vim is an open source, command line text editor.

Published Aug 18, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 16, 2026 · Vim is an open

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-73073. EPSS is 0.15%. 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 vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.15%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Alpine:v3.23 vim

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Alpine:v3.23 vim0 → 9.2.0854-r0

How to fix CVE-2026-73073

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-2026-73073. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Vim is an open is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 9.2.0854-r0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.15%. 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.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 18, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Detected

    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 wi

  2. Oct 16, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    vim fixed in 9.2.0854-r0

  3. Oct 16, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    vim fixed in 9.2.0854-r0

  4. Oct 16, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    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 wi

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-73073

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-73073

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryALPINE-CVE-2026-73073
    osv.dev
  • Trivy Vulnerability DBPackage advisoryALPINE-CVE-2026-73073

    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 follow

    osv.dev

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.