CVE-2026-47162
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0495, a Vimscript code injection vulnerability exists in s:NetrwBookHistSave() in the netrw plugin (runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim) when serializing browsed directory paths to the history file ~/.vim/.netrwhist. A directory name derived from the filesystem is interpolated into a single-quoted Vimscript string literal without escaping embedded single quotes, allowing a crafted directory name to break out of the string context and execute arbitrary Vimscript, including shell commands via system() and :!, the next time the history file is sourced. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0495.
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Affected products
10- osv-coords7 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/vim-X11pkg:rpm/almalinux/vim-commonpkg:rpm/almalinux/vim-datapkg:rpm/almalinux/vim-enhancedpkg:rpm/almalinux/vim-filesystempkg:rpm/almalinux/vim-minimalpkg:rpm/almalinux/xxd
< 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- github.com/vim/vim/commit/f08ab2f4d7d2947c8dd6c179ae08ee6146a2694bnvdPatch
- github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-crm5-rh6j-2c7cnvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0495nvdProduct
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38509nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38510nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38511nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53371nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54769nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55431nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981nvd
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-47162nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-47162.jsonnvd
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