CVE-2026-28417 (GCVE-0-2026-28417)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-27 21:54 – Updated: 2026-02-27 21:54
VLAI?
Title
Vim has OS Command Injection in netrw
Summary
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0073, 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 `scp://` protocol handler), an attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the Vim process. Version 9.2.0073 fixes the issue.
Severity ?
4.4 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-86 - Improper Neutralization of Invalid Characters in Identifiers in Web Pages
Assigner
References
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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