Medium severity · published May 8, 2026
CVE-2026-42307
Vim: OS Command Injection in netrw
4.4
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0383, 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 sftp:// or file:// protocol handlers), an attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the Vim process. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0383.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VI
vim · vim
< 9.2.0383 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42307
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42307
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/405e2fb6d54d5653523809e2853d99d1c000a5fc
Product
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0383
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-85ch-p2qr-m5gx
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