Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting vim-minimal package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-VIMMINIMAL-19111368
  • published21 Aug 2026
  • disclosed19 Aug 2026

Introduced: 19 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-43961  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 vim-minimal.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-minimal package and not the vim-minimal package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Vim's netrw plugin. A crafted filename containing quote characters and expression fragments can break out of the quoted context during mark/unmark operations, allowing arbitrary Vimscript execution. This can be leveraged to run shell commands with the privileges of the user running Vim.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1