CVE-2026-47162
HIGH WAF: Medium
CVSS 8.8
Published: 2026-06-11
CWE-94
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0495, a Vimscript code injection vulnerability exists in s:NetrwBookHistSave() in the netrw plugin (runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim) when serializing browsed directory paths to the history file ~/.vim/.netrwhist. A directory name derived from the filesystem is interpolated into a single-quoted Vimscript string literal without escaping embedded single quotes, allowing a crafted directory name to break out of the string context and execute arbitrary Vimscript, including shell commands via system() and :!, the next time the history file is sourced. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0495.
WAF Coverage Analysis
Code Injection
Medium WAF Coverage
OWASP: A03:2021 Injection
932xxx - Remote Code Execution 933xxx - PHP Injection 934xxx - Node.js / Generic Injection
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| vim | vim | up to 9.2.0495 |
References
- github.com (Patch)
- github.com (Product)
- github.com (Vendor Advisory)