CVE-2019-20807 describes a vulnerability in Vim versions prior to 8.1.0881, allowing users to bypass the restricted mode (rvim) and execute arbitrary operating system commands through scripting interfaces like Python, Ruby, or Lua. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) has a low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.1.0881CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVE-2019-20807
Sep 8, 2020In Vim before 8.1.0881 users can circumvent the rvim restricted mode and execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces (e.g. Python Ruby or Lua).
May 12, 2020vim: users can execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces in the rvim restricted mode
Feb 8, 2020