CVE-2026-47162: Vim: Vimscript Code Injection in netrw NetrwBookHistSave() via crafted directory name

Published Jun 11, 2026
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Updated

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0495, a Vimscript code injection vulnerability exists in s:NetrwBookHistSave() in the netrw plugin (runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim) when serializing browsed directory paths to the history file ~/.vim/.netrwhist. A directory name derived from the filesystem is interpolated into a single-quoted Vimscript string literal without escaping embedded single quotes, allowing a crafted directory name to break out of the string context and execute arbitrary Vimscript, including shell commands via system() and :!, the next time the history file is sourced. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0495.

Other sources

Vim: Vimscript Code Injection in netrw NetrwBookHistSave() via crafted directory name

Microsoft

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
vim Vim<9.2.0495
vim Vim<9.2.0495
Microsoft azl3 vim 9.2.0488-1

Event History

Jun 11, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:32 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:32 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:16 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jun 13, 2026
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·08:01 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·08:01 AM
DescriptionSeverity
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