Vulnerability · Published May 8, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-42307Vim: OS Command Injection in netrw
Medium 4.4
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 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0383, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in the netrw standard plugin bundled with Vim. By inducing a user to open a crafted URL (e.g., using the sftp:// or file:// protocol handlers), an attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the Vim process. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0383.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | vim | 9.2.0389-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-42307 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | vim | 9.2.0389-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-42307 |
| Debian:12 | vim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42307 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 2:9.1.1230-2+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42307 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:9.2.0428-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42307 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30 | USN-8304-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42307 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | vim | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14 | USN-8304-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | vim | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42307 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | vim | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5 | USN-8304-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | vim | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42307 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | vim | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42307 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | vim | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.2 | USN-8304-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-85ch-p2qr-m5gx x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/405e2fb6d54d5653523809e2853d99d1c000a5fc x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0383 x_refsource_MISC