CVE-2007-2438

HighCVSS 7.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The sandbox for vim allows dangerous functions such as (1) writefile, (2) feedkeys, and (3) system, which might allow user-assisted attackers to execute shell commands and write files via modelines.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.6/10AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 2, 2007
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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