CVE-2026-55895

Name	CVE-2026-55895
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
vim (PTS)	bullseye	2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u3	vulnerable
	bookworm	2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2	vulnerable
	trixie	2:9.1.1230-2	vulnerable
	forky, sid	2:9.2.0524-1	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
vim	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)

Notes

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-vhh8-v6wx-hjjh
Fixed by: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/55bc757a5d436e59d50fe43f7cda94b118f86cb2 (v9.2.0663)