Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-73078Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Netrw Menu Construction
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity 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 0.3% (higher than 24% 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 9.2.0840, runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim loads netrw and runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim constructs Bookmarks, History, and Targets menu entries by interpolating attacker-controlled directory paths into executed :menu commands. s:NetrwBookmarkMenu(), s:NetrwTgtMenu(), g:netrw_menu_escape, EX_TRLBAR, and netrw#MakeTgt() fail to neutralize the | command separator or single quotes at five construction sites, allowing a crafted path browsed or bookmarked in GUI Vim to execute arbitrary Ex and operating-system commands. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0840.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | vim-X11 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vim-X11 | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | ALSA-2026:66348 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | vim-X11 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | vim-common | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vim-common | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | ALSA-2026:66348 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | vim-common | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | vim-data | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | vim-enhanced | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vim-enhanced | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | ALSA-2026:66348 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | vim-enhanced | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | vim-filesystem | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vim-filesystem | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | ALSA-2026:66348 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | vim-filesystem | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | vim-minimal | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vim-minimal | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | ALSA-2026:66348 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | vim-minimal | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | xxd | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | vim | 9.2.0854-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-73078 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | vim | 9.2.0843-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-73078 |
| Debian:12 | vim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73078 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 2:9.1.1230-2+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73078 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:9.2.0858-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73078 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | vim | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | RLSA-2026:66336 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | vim | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | RLSA-2026:66348 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | vim | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | RLSA-2026:66366 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | USN-8657-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | vim | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73078 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | vim | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | USN-8657-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | vim | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73078 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | vim | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | USN-8657-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-184 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr7-f3wr-22r2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/29c6fd090d4520592f8be7d9ec81190edf25ef69 x_refsource_MISC