vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source text editor. This vulnerability, located in the netrw plugin, involves a code injection issue when the editor processes directory paths. A malicious directory name, if crafted by an attacker, could bypass security measures and allow for the execution of...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted Netrw Menu Entries

A flaw in Vim's netrw plugin fails to sanitize special characters in directory paths when creating GUI menu entries. Browsing or bookmarking a maliciously crafted path in GUI Vim allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as the running user...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. Specifically, an operating system OS command injection vulnerability exists in the netrw standard plugin. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted URL, such as one using the scp://...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source text editor. This vulnerability, located in the netrw plugin, involves a code injection issue when the editor processes directory paths. A malicious directory name, if crafted by an attacker, could bypass security measures and allow for the execution of...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is...

RHEL 6 : vim (RHSA-2026:69128)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:69128 advisory. Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted Netrw Menu Entries

A flaw in Vim's netrw plugin fails to sanitize special characters in directory paths when creating GUI menu entries. Browsing or bookmarking a maliciously crafted path in GUI Vim allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as the running user...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source text editor. This vulnerability, located in the netrw plugin, involves a code injection issue when the editor processes directory paths. A malicious directory name, if crafted by an attacker, could bypass security measures and allow for the execution of...

MiracleLinux 9 : vim-8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21.ML.1 (AXSA:2026-1861:24)

The remote MiracleLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2026-1861:24 advisory. vim: Vim: Information disclosure and denial of service via crafted Unicode characters in terminal emulator CVE-2026-28420 vim: Vim: Denial of Servic...

EulerOS 2.0 SP15 : vim (EulerOS-SA-2026-3799)

According to the versions of the vim packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : 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...

EulerOS 2.0 SP15 : vim (EulerOS-SA-2026-3824)

According to the versions of the vim packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : 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...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Vim

Vim is an open-source, command-line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0073, there was a vulnerability related to OS command injection in the netrw standard plugin bundled with Vim. By forcing a user to open a specially crafted URL e.g., using the scp:// protocol handler, an attacker could execute...

RLSA-2026:66348 Important: vim security update

Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: vim: Vim: Information disclosure and denial of service via crafted Unicode characters in terminal emulator CVE-2026-28420 vim: Vim: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds write in terminal handling CVE-2026-52859 vi...

The vulnerability of the netrw text editor plugin in Vim allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the netrw text editor plugin in Vim is related to incorrect code generation management. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code...

The vulnerability of the NetrwLocalRmFile() function in the runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim text editor allows a hacker to execute arbitrary commands.

The vulnerability of the NetrwLocalRmFile function in the runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim file of the Vim text editor is related to the lack of measures taken to neutralize special elements used in operating system commands. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to...

Oracle Linux 8 : ELSA-2026-66348-0: / vim (ELSA-2026-663480)

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-663480 advisory. - RHEL-253666 CVE-2026-28420 buffer overflow in terminal emulator - RHEL-215662 CVE-2026-55892 vim: stack out-of-bounds write in dumpprefixes -...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted Netrw Menu Entries

A flaw in Vim's netrw plugin fails to sanitize special characters in directory paths when creating GUI menu entries. Browsing or bookmarking a maliciously crafted path in GUI Vim allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as the running user...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted Netrw Menu Entries

A flaw in Vim's netrw plugin fails to sanitize special characters in directory paths when creating GUI menu entries. Browsing or bookmarking a maliciously crafted path in GUI Vim allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as the running user...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted Netrw Menu Entries

A flaw in Vim's netrw plugin fails to sanitize special characters in directory paths when creating GUI menu entries. Browsing or bookmarking a maliciously crafted path in GUI Vim allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as the running user...

vim security update

9.1.083-9.0.1.el102.20 - Remove upstream references Orabug: 31197557 2:9.1.083-9.20 - RHEL-253668 CVE-2026-28420 buffer overflow in terminal emulator 2:9.1.083-9.19 - RHEL-215660 CVE-2026-55892 vim: stack out-of-bounds write in dumpprefixes 2:9.1.083-9.18 - RHEL-215683 CVE-2026-59857 vim: stack...