High 7.8Published Apr 8, 2026

CVE-2026-39881Vim is an open source, command line text editor.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:30 UTC)

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Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0316, a command injection vulnerability in Vim's netbeans interface allows a malicious netbeans server to execute arbitrary Ex commands when Vim connects to it, via unsanitized strings in the defineAnnoType and specialKeys protocol messages. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0316.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jul 24, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

vim vim vim:vim	before 9.2.0316	NVD

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7ab76a86048ed492374ac6b19patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0316release-notes
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-mr87-rhgv-7pw6vendor-advisory

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