CVE-2026-43961

A flaw was found in Vim's netrw plugin. A crafted filename containing quote characters and expression fragments can break out of the quoted context during mark/unmark operations, allowing arbitrary Vimscript execution. This can be leveraged to run shell commands with the privileges of the user running Vim.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43961
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460434
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-66hr-7p6x-x5j3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/14/7

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-19 14:17

Updated : 2026-09-01 09:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-43961

Mitre link : CVE-2026-43961

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43961

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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