CVE-2019-20807

Publication date 28 May 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

In Vim before 8.1.0881, users can circumvent the rvim restricted mode and execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces (e.g., Python, Ruby, or Lua).

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
vim	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Ignored end of life
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.4
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4

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Patch details

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Package	Patch details
vim	Upstream: 8c62a08 Upstream: 54d6fe5

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.3 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity impact	Low
Availability impact	Low
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L