CVE-2026-39881
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0316, a command injection vulnerability in Vim's netbeans interface allows a malicious netbeans server to execute arbitrary Ex commands when Vim connects to it, via unsanitized strings in the defineAnnoType and specialKeys protocol messages. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0316.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.8
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affected products (23)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1004vim: Schwachstelle ermöglicht CodeausführungDeutsch2026-04-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in vim ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
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references (12)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-39881cnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7ab76a86048ed492374ac6b19cnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0316cnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-mr87-rhgv-7pw6cnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/tagsPatchcnnvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-39881cnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7ab76a86048ed492374ac6b19enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0316enisa_euvd
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