CVE•Published 2026-06-11•Modified 2026-09-18•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-47162Vim · Vim

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 82% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CWE-140Improper Neutralization of Delimiters

Description

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-06-11

Modified 2026-09-18

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-47162

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Vim Vim"

All exposed Vim Vim instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Vim"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Vim" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-47162