Vim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.1.1784 until 9.2.0678, when the bundled zip plugin autoload/zip.vim falls back to PowerShell to browse, read, extract, update or delete entries in a zip archive, it builds the PowerShell command by inserting archive entry names that are quoted only for the shell, not for PowerShell. A crafted entry name can break out of the intended string context and cause PowerShell to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running Vim, triggered by opening, viewing or extracting the archive. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0678.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

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vim vim affected
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>= 9.1.1784, < 9.2.0678 affected —

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https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b2cc9be119d51212bf0d3f2a99 cve-icon
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0678 cve-icon
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-x5fg-h5w9-9frf cve-icon
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Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Description Vim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.1.1784 until 9.2.0678, when the bundled zip plugin autoload/zip.vim falls back to PowerShell to browse, read, extract, update or delete entries in a zip archive, it builds the PowerShell command by inserting archive entry names that are quoted only for the shell, not for PowerShell. A crafted entry name can break out of the intended string context and cause PowerShell to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running Vim, triggered by opening, viewing or extracting the archive. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0678.
Title Vim: PowerShell Command Injection via Unescaped Filename in zip.vim Extraction
Weaknesses CWE-77
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-25T15:26:48.854Z

Reserved: 2026-06-24T13:21:20.730Z

Link: CVE-2026-57453

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Updated: 2026-06-25T16:45:03Z

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