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Echo: vim: security update to 2:9.2.0524-1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 464059

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0479, a command injection vulnerability
 exists in tar#Vimuntar() in runtime/autoload/tar.vim when decompressing .tgz archives on Unix-like
 systems. The function builds :!gunzip and :!gzip -d commands using shellescape(tartail) without the
 {special} flag, allowing a crafted archive filename to trigger Vim cmdline-special expansion and execute
 shell commands in the user's context. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0479. (CVE-2026-46483)

Solution

Update the vim library and its related packages to version 2:9.2.0524-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-46483

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 464059

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46483

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-46483

IAVA: 2026-A-0439-S