CVE-2026-55895
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%CVSS 5.7
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.
Products: vim
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine 3.23 | vim | 9.2.0854-r0 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | vim-X11 | 2:9.0.2153-1.amzn2.0.8 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | vim-common | 2:9.0.2153-1.amzn2.0.8 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | vim-data | 2:9.0.2153-1.amzn2.0.8 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | vim-enhanced | 2:9.0.2153-1.amzn2.0.8 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | vim-filesystem | 2:9.0.2153-1.amzn2.0.8 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | vim-minimal | 2:9.0.2153-1.amzn2.0.8 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | xxd | 2:9.0.2153-1.amzn2.0.8 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-common | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-data | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-default-editor | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-enhanced | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-filesystem | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-minimal | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | xxd | 2:9.2.725-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Debian 12 | vim | no fix |
| Debian 13 | vim | no fix |
| Debian 14 | vim | 2:9.2.0782-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.33 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | vim | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.17 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | vim | 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.8 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | vim | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.6 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | vim | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm30 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | vim | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm36 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | vim | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm21 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | vim | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm9 |