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CVE-2026-39881
vim · vim

Vim Ex command injection in Vims NetBeans integration

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0316, a command injection vulnerability in Vim's netbeans interface allows a malicious netbeans server to execute arbitrary Ex commands when Vim connects to it, via unsanitized strings in the defineAnnoType and specialKeys protocol messages. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0316.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
vimvim< 9.2.0316

Also Affects

Downstream vendors/products affected by this vulnerability

VendorProductSourceConfidence
open sourcevimcert_advisory90%

References

  • https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-mr87-rhgv-7pw6(x_refsource_CONFIRM)
  • https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7ab76a86048ed492374ac6b19(x_refsource_MISC)
  • https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0316(x_refsource_MISC)

Related News (3 articles)

Tier A
Microsoft MSRC5d ago
CVE-2026-39881 Vim Ex command injection in Vims NetBeans integration
→ No new info (linked only)
Tier B
BSI Advisories6d ago
[UPDATE] [mittel] vim: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung
→ No new info (linked only)
Tier C
VulDB7d ago
CVE-2026-39881 | vim up to 9.2.315 defineAnnoType/specialKeys code injection (GHSA-mr87-rhgv-7pw6)
→ No new info (linked only)
CVSS 3.15.0 MEDIUM
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CISA KEV❌ No
Actively exploited❌ No
CWECWE-94
PublishedApr 8, 2026
Last enriched7d agov2
Trending Score19
Source articles3
Independent3
Info Completeness8/14
Missing: epss, kev, exploit, patch, iocs, mitre_attack

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Verification

State: unverified
Confidence: 0%

Vulnerability Timeline

CVE Published
Apr 8, 2026
Discovered by ZDM
Apr 8, 2026
Updated: affectedVersions, severity
Apr 9, 2026

Version History

v2
Last enriched 7d ago
v2Tier C7d ago

Updated affected versions to include 9.2.315, changed severity to CRITICAL, and noted that there is no exploit available.

affectedVersionsseverity
via VulDB
v17d ago

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