CVE-2026-73078

Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Netrw Menu Construction

Published: Aug 11, 2026Updated: Sep 9, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-77

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Description

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.

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Weaknesses

CWE-77 CWE-184

Affected Products

vim

oss-projectaka vi, vim/vim, gvim

vimOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / file-utility

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References

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/29c6fd090d4520592f8be7d9ec81190edf25ef69

github.com

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr7-f3wr-22r2

github.com

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