{"id":"CVE-2026-28417","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-28417","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T05:02:26.476Z","title":"Prior to version 9.2.0073, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in the `netrw` standard plugin bundled with Vim.","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.","published":"2026-02-27T22:16:25.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T10:28:35.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-86","CWE-78"],"affected":["vim/vim"],"epss":{"score":0.01353,"percentile":0.71432,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/79348dbbc09332130f4c860","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0073","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-m3xh-9434-g336","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/6","tags":["Mailing List","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28417","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}