vim up to 9.0.1532 untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in vim. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-4736. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim (Word Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted Search Path in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1833.

The weakness was published 09/03/2023. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-4736 since 09/02/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 9.0.1833 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 816fbcc262687b81fc46f82f7bbeb1453addfe0c is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 9.0.1833
Patch: 816fbcc262687b81fc46f82f7bbeb1453addfe0c

Timelineinfo

09/02/2023 🔍
09/03/2023 +1 days 🔍
09/03/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/23/2026 +1024 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 816fbcc262687b81fc46f82f7bbeb1453addfe0c
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-4736 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4736
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-238625

Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2023 08:27
Updated: 06/23/2026 20:23
Changes: 09/03/2023 08:27 (48), 09/29/2023 18:02 (1), 09/29/2023 18:10 (10), 06/23/2026 20:23 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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