FKIE_CVE-2026-28417

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-27 22:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:28
Severity
4.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/79348dbbc09332130f4c860Patch
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0073Release Notes
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-m3xh-9434-g336Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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