Improper Neutralization Affecting vim-debugsource package, versions <2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-VIMDEBUGSOURCE-17414525
  • published23 Jun 2026
  • disclosed11 Jun 2026

Introduced: 11 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-47162  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-140  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 vim-debugsource to version 2:9.2.597-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1862.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-debugsource package and not the vim-debugsource package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0495, a Vimscript code injection vulnerability exists in s:NetrwBookHistSave() in the netrw plugin (runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim) when serializing browsed directory paths to the history file ~/.vim/.netrwhist. A directory name derived from the filesystem is interpolated into a single-quoted Vimscript string literal without escaping embedded single quotes, allowing a crafted directory name to break out of the string context and execute arbitrary Vimscript, including shell commands via system() and :!, the next time the history file is sourced. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0495.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1