CVE-2026-55895
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 13 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0663, a Vimscript code injection vulnerability exists in s:NetrwLocalRmFile() in the netrw plugin (runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim) when deleting a local file from the browser. A filename derived from the buffer's directory listing is interpolated into an Ex command line passed to :execute with only the backslash character escaped, allowing a crafted filename containing a bar (|) to terminate the intended command and execute arbitrary Vimscript, including shell commands via :call system() and :!. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0663.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.7–7.8
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affected products (24)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1962vim: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in vim ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder beliebigen Code auszuführen.
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/55bc757a5d436e59d50fe43f7cda94b118f86cb2cnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0663cnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-vhh8-v6wx-hjjhcnnvd
- https://www.vim.org/download.phpPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/55bc757a5d436e59d50fe43f7cda94b118f86cb2enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0663enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-vhh8-v6wx-hjjhenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/55bc757a5d436e59d50fe43f7cda94b118f86cb2Patchnvd
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