CVE-2026-28417

7.8 highEPSS 1.4%

High (7.8) in vim vim. EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 71% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs: CWE-78, CWE-86
Published: 2026-02-27
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

vim:vim

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/79348dbbc09332130f4c860
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0073
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-m3xh-9434-g336
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/6

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