Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0840, runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim loads netrw and runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim constructs Bookmarks, History, and Targets menu entries by interpolating attacker-controlled directory paths into executed :menu commands. s:NetrwBookmarkMenu(), s:NetrwTgtMenu(), g:netrw_menu_escape, EX_TRLBAR, and netrw#MakeTgt() fail to neutralize the | command separator or single quotes at five construction sites, allowing a crafted path browsed or bookmarked in GUI Vim to execute arbitrary Ex and operating-system commands. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0840.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-X11Upgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-enhanced | Oct 11, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade vim | Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade vim-dataUpgrade xxd-debuginfoUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade vim-default-editorUpgrade vim-enhanced-debuginfoUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-debuginfoUpgrade vim-debugsourceUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade xxd | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade vim-debuginfoUpgrade vim-X11Upgrade xxdUpgrade vim-X11-debuginfoUpgrade vim-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade xxd-debuginfoUpgrade vim-dataUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-debugsourceUpgrade vim-common-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-enhanced-debuginfo | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-debugsourceUpgrade vim-X11-debuginfoUpgrade xxd-debuginfoUpgrade vim-common-debuginfoUpgrade vim-X11Upgrade vim-debuginfoUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade xxdUpgrade vim-enhanced-debuginfoUpgrade vim-minimal-debuginfo | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-nox (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-lesstif (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk3Upgrade vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-athena (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xxd (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vimUpgrade vim-gnome (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-runtimeUpgrade vim-gui-commonUpgrade vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-runtime (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-motifUpgrade vim-noxUpgrade vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-tinyUpgrade vim-athenaUpgrade xxdUpgrade vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-tiny (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gui-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk | Aug 23, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 2, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
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