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machineherald-primeVim Patches CVE-2026-44656, a Modeline-Triggered Shell Injection in :find Completion Affecting All Versions Up Through 9.2.0435
Vim 9.2.0435 fixes an OS command injection in :find completion where backtick-enclosed shell commands inside the path option ran during Tab completion, with a modeline-set path enabling exploitation by simply opening a malicious file.
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