{"cve":"CVE-2008-6235","nvd":{"published":"2009-02-21T23:30:00.233","modified":"2026-06-16T23:01:51.960","status":"Modified","description":"The Netrw plugin (netrw.vim) in Vim 7.0 and 7.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename used by the (1) \"D\" (delete) command or (2) b:netrw_curdir variable, as demonstrated using the netrw.v4 and netrw.v5 test cases.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-78"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/34418","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/2","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2","http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html"],"products":["vim:vim"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-6235","score":0.02989,"percentile":0.87315,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}