CVE-2026-43961
CVE-2026-43961: 1 tracked advisory record across Red Hat. Compare vendor sources and published fix guidance.
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1 advisory- Advisory severityHigh7.8
High [CVE-2026-43961] Vimscript injection via unescaped filename in netrw s:NetrwMarkFile filter expression allows arbitrary code execution
CVE-2026-43961Source published Source updated
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. Important: This Vimscript injection flaw in netrw allows arbitrary code execution with user privileges. Exploitation requires a local attacker to place a specially crafted filename in a directory and a victim to browse that directory with netrw and interact with the malicious entry. This directly impacts the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the user's data and environment. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Weakness…
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- Mitigation guidance
- To mitigate this issue, users should avoid browsing untrusted directories or interacting with files from untrusted sources using Vim's netrw plugin. Exercise caution when opening directories that may contain maliciously crafted filenames.
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