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AV AC AT PR UI VC VI VA CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L N N A H H H 8.4 .0022 12.3 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed vim < 9.2.0736 – —
TIMELINE Jul 7 Reserved by GitHub_M Jul 9 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-59856 (vim). Public exploit reference added. Jul 9 Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0736, the PHP omni-completion script in runtime/autoload/phpcomplete.vim interpolates a class or trait name, taken from the contents of the edited buffer, into a search() pattern that is run via win_execute() without escaping. A name containing a single quote can terminate the search() string argument early, and because the bar is honored as an Ex command separator, the remainder of the name is run as Ex commands; via the :! command this allows arbitrary operating-system command execution when a victim opens a crafted PHP file and invokes omni-completion. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0736.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by GitHub_M |
| July 9, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-59856 (vim). Public exploit reference added. |
| July 9, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: GitHub_M) |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vim | vim | — | < 9.2.0736 | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-59856 at cve.org
Vendors: vim
Weaknesses: CWE-94
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