Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 27, 2026· Updated Mar 2, 2026
Vim has OS Command Injection in netrw
CVE-2026-28417
Description
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.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
3- github.com/vim/vim/commit/79348dbbc09332130f4c860mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0073mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-m3xh-9434-g336mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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