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CVE-2026-55895

MEDIUM
5.7
CVSS 4.0
Description
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-55895
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Reserved
2026-06-17 16:59 UTC
Published
2026-06-25 15:31 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-25 15:31 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-78
CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in …
Vendor / Product
vim / vim
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

5.7 MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
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
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
vim vim — < 9.2.0663
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-78 cna CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-94 cna CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
5.7 MEDIUM 4.0 cna 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
References (3)
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