CVE-2026-51401
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
An issue in Vim Project v9.2.0389 and earlier allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the vms_fixfilename() function within file vim/src/os_vms.c
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.7
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-04 21:16:36.567000
Last modified
2026-10-24 16:10:00.153000
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