CVE-2019-12735
neovim - security update
8.6
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 54.1%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-12735
To remediate CVE-2019-12735, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/vim—upgrade to 8.1.1365-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 0.3.4-3 or later
- —upgrade to 0.1.7-4+deb9u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2:8.1.0875-4 or later
- —upgrade to 2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u2 or later
Is CVE-2019-12735 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 54.1%, placing CVE-2019-12735 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 8.1.1365-r0
- from 0, < 0.3.4-3
- from 0, < 0.1.7-4+deb9u1
- from 0, < 2:8.1.0875-4
- from 0, < 2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |