CVE-2026-39881

HIGH EPSS 45.2%
Published Apr 8, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Apr 8, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0316, a command injection vulnerability in Vim's netbeans interface allows a malicious netbeans server to execute arbitrary Ex commands when Vim connects to it, via unsanitized strings in the defineAnnoType and specialKeys protocol messages. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0316.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
45.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
vimvim* <9.2.0316

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7ab76a86048ed492374ac6b19
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0316
    Release Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-mr87-rhgv-7pw6
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7ab76a86048ed492374ac6b19
    Patch