VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-20807
In 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).
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.49%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In 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).
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 42th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- vim/vim · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap · canonical/ubuntu linux · apple/mac os x · starwindsoftware/command center · starwindsoftware/san \& nas
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8c62a08faf89663e5633dc5036cd8695c80f1075Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.1.0881Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4582-1/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20220812-0003/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8c62a08faf89663e5633dc5036cd8695c80f1075Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.1.0881Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4582-1/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20220812-0003/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.