--- id: CVE-2026-73078 title: 'Vim is an open source, command line text editor' summary: >- Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0840, runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim loads netrw and runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim constructs Bookmarks, History, and Targets menu entries by interpolating at… severity: high cvss: 8.8 cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H' cwe: - CWE-77 - CWE-184 vendor: vim product: vim affected: - vim < 9.2.0840 patched: - vim 9.2.0840 published: '2026-08-11' updated: '2026-10-06' sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T19:25:03.687' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73078' references: - url: 'https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/29c6fd090d4520592f8be7d9ec81190edf25ef69' label: security-advisories@github.com - url: 'https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr7-f3wr-22r2' label: security-advisories@github.com - url: >- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-73078.json - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73078' - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514058' - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73078' - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73078' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68711' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66336' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66348' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66366' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67956' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70818' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71603' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72466' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72465' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73859' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73929' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73930' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73960' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73962' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73909' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73961' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73959' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74460' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74462' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74459' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74463' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74461' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74458' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74359' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74364' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82066' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82415' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82368' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82061' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82059' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82371' tags: - nvd - cve.org - csaf - vex - red-hat epss: 0.00314 epssPercentile: 0.24196 ssvc: exploitation: none automatable: 'no' technicalImpact: total timestamp: '2026-08-11T16:56:42.968042Z' scores: nvd: 8.8 cna: 8.6 vendor: 8.8 ingestedAt: '2026-09-12T05:50:14.577Z' --- ## Overview Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0840, runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim loads netrw and runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim constructs Bookmarks, History, and Targets menu entries by interpolating attacker-controlled directory paths into executed :menu commands. s:NetrwBookmarkMenu(), s:NetrwTgtMenu(), g:netrw_menu_escape, EX_TRLBAR, and netrw#MakeTgt() fail to neutralize the | command separator or single quotes at five construction sites, allowing a crafted path browsed or bookmarked in GUI Vim to execute arbitrary Ex and operating-system commands. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0840. ## Affected - `vim < 9.2.0840` ## Remediation Upgrade past the affected range: - `vim 9.2.0840` ## Vendor advisories - **RHSA-2026:68711** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68711) - **RHSA-2026:66336** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) · released 2026-09-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66336) - **RHSA-2026:66348** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) · released 2026-09-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66348) - **RHSA-2026:66366** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) · released 2026-09-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66366) - **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · updated 2026-10-14 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-73078.json) - **RHSA-2026:67956** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 · released 2026-09-16 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67956) - **RHSA-2026:70818** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) · released 2026-09-23 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70818) - **RHSA-2026:71603** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 · released 2026-09-24 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71603) - **RHSA-2026:72466** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72466) - **RHSA-2026:72465** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.4) · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72465) - **RHSA-2026:73859** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73859) - **RHSA-2026:73929** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73929) - **RHSA-2026:73930** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73930) - **RHSA-2026:73960** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73960) - **RHSA-2026:82066** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 · released 2026-10-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82066)