HIGH
vim: command execution via scripts not sanitizing inputs to execute and system
Published Jun 16, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.04%
Description
Vim 7.1.314, 6.4, and other versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Vim scripts that do not properly sanitize inputs before invoking the execute or system functions, as demonstrated using (1) filetype.vim, (3) xpm.vim, (4) gzip_vim, and (5) netrw. NOTE: the originally reported version was 7.1.314, but the researcher actually found this set of issues in 7.1.298. NOTE: the zipplugin issue (originally vector 2 in this identifier) has been subsumed by CVE-2008-3075.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 6.06
- 7.10
- 8.04
- 8.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
vim-1:6.0-7.25
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0618
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
vim-1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0617
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
vim-1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0617
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
vim-2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0580
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | vim-1:6.0-7.25 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0618 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | vim-1:6.3.046-0.30E.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | vim-1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | vim-2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0580 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
15.04% 0.15044
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.15044
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.04% (0.15044) | 96.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.04% (0.15044) | 96.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 16.97% (0.16974) | 94.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 9.50% (0.09495) | 92.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.92% (0.11919) | 93.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.57% (0.10566) | 88.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.92% (0.11919) | 93.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.09% (0.01089) | 85.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 82.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.07% (0.01070) | 81.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.63% (0.06627) | 91.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.63% (0.06627) | 90.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.63% (0.06627) | 78.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (44)
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 16, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 16, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2712
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a