Command Injection Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,9.2.0663)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VIMVIM-17660747
  • published28 Jun 2026
  • disclosed25 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-55895  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade vim/vim to version 9.2.0663 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via the NetrwLocalRmFile process. An attacker can execute arbitrary Vimscript or shell commands by supplying a crafted filename containing special characters that are improperly sanitized.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1