SB2026081767 - SUSE update for vim



SB2026081767 - SUSE update for vim

Published: August 17, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026081767
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 33% Low 33%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-33412)

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSSv4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "glob()" function. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


2) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-34714)

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSSv4: 6.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L]


The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to %{expr} injection occurs with tabpanel lacking P_MLE. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


3) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-34982)

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSSv4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands.

The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in modeline processing for the complete, guitabtooltip, and printheader options and the mapset() function when opening a crafted file. A remote attacker can deliver a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary OS commands.

User interaction is required to open a crafted file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.