VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-43961
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-19
Last modified2026-10-30
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 running Vim.
Weakness classification
- secalert@redhat.com: CWE-94