CVE-2026-42307
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0383, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in the netrw standard plugin bundled with Vim. By inducing a user to open a crafted URL (e.g., using the sftp:// or file:// protocol handlers), an attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the Vim process. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0383.
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affected products (19)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1240vim: Schwachstelle ermöglicht CodeausführungDeutsch2026-04-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in vim ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
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references (8)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42307cnnvd
- https://www.vim.org/download.phpPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/405e2fb6d54d5653523809e2853d99d1c000a5fcenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0383enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-85ch-p2qr-m5gxenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/405e2fb6d54d5653523809e2853d99d1c000a5fcPatchnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0383Productnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-85ch-p2qr-m5gxPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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