VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4101

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability9.21%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-09-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Vim 3.0 through 7.x before 7.2.010 does not properly escape characters, which allows user-assisted attackers to (1) execute arbitrary shell commands by entering a K keystroke on a line that contains a ";" (semicolon) followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument after a (2) "Ctrl-]" (control close-square-bracket) or (3) "g]" (g close-square-bracket) keystroke sequence, a different issue than CVE-2008-2712.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references