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CVE-2023-4736: Untrusted Search Path in vim/vim

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-09-02 · updated 2026-06-23
• Weakness: CWE-426

Description

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

Affected products

• Apple macOS: 14.0
• vim/vim: before 9.0.1833 — fixed in 9.0.1833

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: vim/vim 9.0.1833. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/816fbcc262687b81fc46f82f7bbeb1453addfe0c
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/e1ce0995-4df4-4dec-9cd7-3136ac3e8e71
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/816fbcc262687b81fc46f82f7bbeb1453addfe0c
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/e1ce0995-4df4-4dec-9cd7-3136ac3e8e71
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984

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