HIGHVulnerability
CVE-2026-47162
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.
Properties
- severity
- HIGH
- score
- 8.8
- cve_id
- CVE-2026-47162
- vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- published_at
- 2026-06-11T19:16:44.160
- last_modified
- 2026-08-11T13:18:56.000
Related Entities (5)
HAS_WEAKNESS (3)
→[Weakness]Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
→[Weakness]Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
→[Weakness]
DESCRIBED_BY (1)
→[Source]NVD
AFFECTS_PRODUCT (1)
→[Product]
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