CVE-2026-47162
HIGHVim: Vimscript Code Injection in netrw NetrwBookHistSave() via crafted directory name
Title source: cnaDescription
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0495, a Vimscript code injection vulnerability exists in s:NetrwBookHistSave() in the netrw plugin (runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim) when serializing browsed directory paths to the history file ~/.vim/.netrwhist. A directory name derived from the filesystem is interpolated into a single-quoted Vimscript string literal without escaping embedded single quotes, allowing a crafted directory name to break out of the string context and execute arbitrary Vimscript, including shell commands via system() and :!, the next time the history file is sourced. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0495.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-crm5-rh6j-2c7c
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f08ab2f4d7d2947c8dd6c179ae08ee6146a2694b
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0495
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
18.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-74
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (1)
vim/vim
< 9.2.0495 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Jun 11, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 12, 2026