Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting neovim/neovim package, versions [,0.12.3)
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- published23 Jun 2026
- disclosed8 Jun 2026
- creditNanHang
Introduced: 8 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-11487 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade neovim/neovim to version 0.12.3 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection via the M.read function in the runtime/lua/vim/secure.lua file of the View Branch component. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the path argument.