CVE-2026-59856 PUBLISHED

Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via PHP Omni-Completion

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 07.07.2026 Published: 09.07.2026 Updated: 10.07.2026

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0736, the PHP omni-completion script in runtime/autoload/phpcomplete.vim interpolates a class or trait name, taken from the contents of the edited buffer, into a search() pattern that is run via win_execute() without escaping. A name containing a single quote can terminate the search() string argument early, and because the bar is honored as an Ex command separator, the remainder of the name is run as Ex commands; via the :! command this allows arbitrary operating-system command execution when a victim opens a crafted PHP file and invokes omni-completion. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0736.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.4

Product Status

Vendor vim
Product vim
Versions
  • Version < 9.2.0736 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE