Vulnerability · Published Jun 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

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

Medium 5.7

In plain English

A medium-severity OS command injection in vim from vim. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.7Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Alpine:v3.23	vim	9.2.0854-r0	ALPINE-CVE-2026-55895
Alpine:v3.24	vim	9.2.0663-r0	ALPINE-CVE-2026-55895
Debian:12	vim	no fix listed	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-55895
Debian:13	vim	2:9.1.1230-2+deb13u1	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-55895
Debian:14	vim	2:9.2.0782-1	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-55895
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	vim	2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-55895
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	vim	2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33	USN-8500-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	vim	2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17	USN-8500-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	vim	2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-55895
Ubuntu:25.10	vim	2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8	USN-8500-1
Ubuntu:25.10	vim	2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-55895
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	vim	2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6	USN-8500-1
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	vim	2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-55895

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
vim	vim	< 9.2.0663

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-94 · Vector: 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

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-vhh8-v6wx-hjjh x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/55bc757a5d436e59d50fe43f7cda94b118f86cb2 x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0663 x_refsource_MISC