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01 Record

CVE-2019-12735

getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the :source! command in a modeline, as demonstrated by execute in Vim, and

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the :source! command in a modeline, as demonstrated by execute in Vim, and

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
18.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 97.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-06-05 13:07Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2025-11-11 16:50Z11 MO AGO
Reserved
2019-06-05
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
  • CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
Data version
5.2
Document digest
8da84bf438a8328df1455f0f6055fe3b33b74ad7ec7c94bf40f24e3913aca18a

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
neovimneovimNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatrhel_eusNot specified—
vimvimNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • gvim
    Fixed in 8.1.1467-1
  • neovim
    Fixed in 0.3.6-1
  • vim
    Fixed in 8.1.1467-1

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • neovim
    Fixed in 0.3.4-3
  • vim
    Fixed in 2:8.1.0875-4

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • neovim
    Fixed in 0.3.4-3
  • vim
    Fixed in 2:8.1.0875-4

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • neovim
    Fixed in 0.3.4-3
  • vim
    Fixed in 2:8.1.0875-4

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • vim
    Fixed in 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • vim
    Fixed in 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • neovim
    Fixed in 0.2.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.