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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-47162 · published 11 June 2026

CVE-2026-47162: Vim injection vulnerability

Vim · Vim

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.

7.3 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.26% · top 84.1% CWE-74 · InjectionCWE-94 · Code injection
7.3CVSS 4.0 base score
0.26%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
18 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f08ab2f4d7d2947c8dd6c179ae08ee6146a2694b Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0495 Product
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-crm5-rh6j-2c7c Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38509
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38510
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38511
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53371
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54769
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55431
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68711
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-47162
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487964
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-47162.json

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-47162), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.