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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade vim | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Sep 23, 2026 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade vim-athena (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk3Upgrade vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gui-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-runtimeUpgrade vim-gui-commonUpgrade vim-tiny (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-noxUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-nox (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gnome (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-athenaUpgrade vim-gtkUpgrade vim (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-lesstif (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-runtime (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-motifUpgrade vim-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xxd (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vimUpgrade xxdUpgrade vim-tiny | Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
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