CVE-2026-43961
HIGH
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.01
BB Relevance:
41/100
Published: 2026-08-19
Modified: 2026-10-30
First seen: 2026-10-30
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Auth
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
Required
S:
Unchanged
C:
High
I:
High
A:
High
Description
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.
Weakness Classification (1)
References & Advisories (5)
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vdb-entry
x_refsource_REDHAT
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT