CVE-2025-27423 - Vim Tar.vim Plugin Command Injection Vulnerability
CVE ID : CVE-2025-27423 Published : March 3, 2025, 5:15 p.m. | 1 hour, 14 minutes ago Description : Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Vim is distributed with the tar.vim plugin, that allows easy editing and viewing of (compressed or uncompressed) tar files. Starting with 9.1.0858, the tar.vim plugin uses the ":read" ex command line to append below the cursor position, however the is not sanitized and is taken literally from the tar archive. This allows to execute shell commands via special crafted tar archives. Whether this really happens, depends on the shell being used ('shell' option, which is set using $SHELL). The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.1164 Severity: 7.1 | HIGH Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...
CVE ID : CVE-2025-27423
Published : March 3, 2025, 5:15 p.m. | 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
Description : Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Vim is distributed with the tar.vim plugin, that allows easy editing and viewing of (compressed or uncompressed) tar files. Starting with 9.1.0858, the tar.vim plugin uses the ":read" ex command line to append below the cursor position, however the is not sanitized and is taken literally from the tar archive. This allows to execute shell commands via special crafted tar archives. Whether this really happens, depends on the shell being used ('shell' option, which is set using $SHELL). The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.1164
Severity: 7.1 | HIGH
Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...
Published : March 3, 2025, 5:15 p.m. | 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
Description : Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Vim is distributed with the tar.vim plugin, that allows easy editing and viewing of (compressed or uncompressed) tar files. Starting with 9.1.0858, the tar.vim plugin uses the ":read" ex command line to append below the cursor position, however the is not sanitized and is taken literally from the tar archive. This allows to execute shell commands via special crafted tar archives. Whether this really happens, depends on the shell being used ('shell' option, which is set using $SHELL). The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.1164
Severity: 7.1 | HIGH
Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...
