Medium 5.7Published Jun 25, 2026

CVE-2026-55895Vim: Vimscript Code Injection in netrw NetrwLocalRmFile() via crafted filename

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 11:20 AM ET)

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Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0663, a Vimscript code injection vulnerability exists in s:NetrwLocalRmFile() in the netrw plugin (runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim) when deleting a local file from the browser. A filename derived from the buffer's directory listing is interpolated into an Ex command line passed to :execute with only the backslash character escaped, allowing a crafted filename containing a bar (|) to terminate the intended command and execute arbitrary Vimscript, including shell commands via :call system() and :!. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0663.

CVSS: 5.7 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78, CWE-94
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jun 25, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

vim vim vim:vim (from the name)	before 9.2.0663	CNA record
vim vim vim:vim	before 9.2.0663	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-vhh8-v6wx-hjjh	x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/55bc757a5d436e59d50fe43f7cda94b118f86cb2	x-refsource-misc, patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0663	x-refsource-misc, product

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