VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-43961

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-19
Last modified2026-10-30

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 runni…