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CVE-2008-4101

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 9.21%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-09-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-4101
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
9.21%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Vim 3.0 through 7.x before 7.2.010 does not properly escape characters, which allows user-assisted attackers to (1) execute arbitrary shell commands by entering a K keystroke on a line that contains a ";" (semicolon) followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument after a (2) "Ctrl-]" (control close-square-bracket) or (3) "g]" (g close-square-bracket) keystroke sequence, a different issue than CVE-2008-2712.