vim before patch 8.0.0056 does not properly validate values for the 'filetype', 'syntax' and 'keymap' options, which may result in the execu
vim before patch 8.0.0056 does not properly validate values for the 'filetype', 'syntax' and 'keymap' options, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a file with a specially crafted modeline is opened.
- Published
- Nov 23, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 25.3% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
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Action score
39
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 8 / 30 · 25.3%
Affected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux8.0
- vim vimup to 8.0.0055 inclusive
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (debian). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a vim before patch 8.0.0056
- vim before patch 8.0.0056affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.10 | vim | before 8.0.0056-r0 | 8.0.0056-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.2 | vim | before 7.4.712-r1 | 7.4.712-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.3 | vim | before 7.4.943-r4 | 7.4.943-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | vim | before 7.4.1831-r2 | 7.4.1831-r2 |
| Debian:12 | neovim | before 0.1.6-4 | 0.1.6-4 |
| Debian:12 | vim | before 2:8.0.0095-1 | 2:8.0.0095-1 |
| Debian:7 | vim | before 2:7.3.547-7+deb7u1 | 2:7.3.547-7+deb7u1 |
| Debian:8 | vim | before 2:7.4.488-7+deb8u1 | 2:7.4.488-7+deb8u1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | vim | before 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | vim-common | before 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | vim-debuginfo | before 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | vim-enhanced | before 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | vim-filesystem | before 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | vim-minimal | before 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | vim-X11 | before 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | vim | before 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 | 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | vim-common | before 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 | 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | vim-debuginfo | before 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 | 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | vim-enhanced | before 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 | 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | vim-filesystem | before 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 | 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | vim-minimal | before 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 | 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | vim-X11 | before 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 | 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | vim | before 7.4.326-7.1 | 7.4.326-7.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | vim | before 7.2-8.17.1 | 7.2-8.17.1 |
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Same product
vim: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-2712Vim 7.1.314, 6.4, and other versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Vim scripts that do not properl42Plan
- CVE-2022-0318Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim40Plan
- CVE-2019-12735getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the :source! command i40Plan
- CVE-2017-6350An integer overflow at an unserialize_uep memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch 8.0.0378, if it does not properly validate40Plan
- CVE-2017-6349An integer overflow at a u_read_undo memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch 8.0.0377, if it does not properly validate valu40Plan
- CVE-2017-5953vim before patch 8.0.0322 does not properly validate values for tree length when handling a spell file, which may result in an integer overf40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:vim | 8.0.0056-r0 · Alpine:v3.10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Debian:neovim | 0.1.6-4 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Debian:vim | 2:8.0.0095-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:vim | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:vim-common | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:vim-debuginfo | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:vim-enhanced | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:vim-filesystem | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:vim-minimal | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:vim-X11 | 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:vim | 7.2-8.17.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Noroxi analysis
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References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1
- anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelog
- github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040
- github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39a
- github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.