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CVE-2026-55895

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 ex
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:5ea516fc245fa62b6a1d202115fe2cb316e226315c5a45455b0969d899c6848b
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cwe · 2 assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-94","description":"CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f547567dcb06c50152a3a63d2cdc8c4b1127e2608361ed24927398d16ff27bb · sha256:b730f55e990a5ac1… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0

{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f547567dcb06c50152a3a63d2cdc8c4b1127e2608361ed24927398d16ff27bb · sha256:b730f55e990a5ac1… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"vim","vendor":"vim","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 9.2.0663"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f547567dcb06c50152a3a63d2cdc8c4b1127e2608361ed24927398d16ff27bb · sha256:b730f55e990a5ac1… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":5.7,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"ACTIVE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f547567dcb06c50152a3a63d2cdc8c4b1127e2608361ed24927398d16ff27bb · sha256:b730f55e990a5ac1… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0

CWE assertions

2 source assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-94","description":"CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f547567dcb06c50152a3a63d2cdc8c4b1127e2608361ed24927398d16ff27bb · sha256:b730f55e990a5ac1… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f547567dcb06c50152a3a63d2cdc8c4b1127e2608361ed24927398d16ff27bb · sha256:b730f55e990a5ac1… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

3 source assertions
{"name":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/55bc757a5d436e59d50fe43f7cda94b118f86cb2","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/55bc757a5d436e59d50fe43f7cda94b118f86cb2"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f547567dcb06c50152a3a63d2cdc8c4b1127e2608361ed24927398d16ff27bb · sha256:b730f55e990a5ac1… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0663","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0663"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f547567dcb06c50152a3a63d2cdc8c4b1127e2608361ed24927398d16ff27bb · sha256:b730f55e990a5ac1… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-vhh8-v6wx-hjjh","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-vhh8-v6wx-hjjh"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f547567dcb06c50152a3a63d2cdc8c4b1127e2608361ed24927398d16ff27bb · sha256:b730f55e990a5ac1… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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