| Name | CVE-2026-73078 |
| 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. |
| 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) |
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 | 2:9.2.0858-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vim | source | (unstable) | 2:9.2.0858-1 |
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr7-f3wr-22r2
Fixed by: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/29c6fd090d4520592f8be7d9ec81190edf25ef69 (v9.2.0840)