CVE-2026-28417 — Improper Neutralization of Invalid Characters in Identifiers in Web Pages in VIM

CWE-86 — Improper Neutralization of Invalid Characters in Identifiers in Web PagesCWE-78 — OS Command Injection9 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV6.6
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
VIMDebian VIMMsrc Azl3 VIM 9.1.1616-1 ON Azure Linux 3.0+1 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 27
Latest updateMar 16

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages6 packages

▶NVDvim/vim< 9.2.0073
▶debiandebian/vim< vim 2:9.2.0119-1 (forky)
▶Debianvim/vim< 2:9.2.0119-1
▶Ubuntuvim/vim< 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.26+6

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: www.openwall.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
vim vulnerabilities↗2026-03-16
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OSV
CVE-2026-28417: Vim is an open source, command line text editor↗2026-02-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities↗2026-03-16
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Red Hat
vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin↗2026-02-27
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Microsoft
Vim has OS Command Injection in netrw↗2026-02-10
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Debian
CVE-2026-28417: vim - Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0073, an O...↗2026
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-28417 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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💬Community

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Bugzilla
CVE-2026-28417 vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin↗2026-02-27
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CVE-2026-28417 — VIM vulnerability | cvebase