{
    "id": "CVE-2019-12735",
    "published": "2019-06-05 14:29:11",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:15:20",
    "cvss_score": "8.6",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-78",
    "description": "getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the :source! command in a modeline, as demonstrated by execute in Vim, and assert_fails or nvim_input in Neovim.",
    "epss_score": "0.18964",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97218",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-30 18:17:21",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "neovim",
            "product": "neovim"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vim",
            "product": "vim"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "46973",
            "title": "Vim < 8.1.1365 / Neovim < 0.3.6 - Arbitrary Code Execution",
            "date": "2019-06-04",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46973"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00031.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00036.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00037.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00034.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00050.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00075.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108724",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1619",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1774",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1793",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1947",
        "https://bugs.debian.org/930020",
        "https://bugs.debian.org/930024",
        "https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/10082",
        "https://github.com/numirias/security/blob/master/doc/2019-06-04_ace-vim-neovim.md",
        "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/53575521406739cf20bbe4e384d88e7dca11f040",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00003.html",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2BMDSHTF754TITC6AQJPCS5IRIDMMIM7/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRIRBC2YRGKPAWVRMZS4SZTGGCVRVZPR/",
        "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/39",
        "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/33",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-04",
        "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K93144355",
        "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K93144355?utm_source=f5support&amp;utm_medium=RSS",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4016-1/"
    ]
}