Is CVE-2008-3076 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-3076 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-3076?

CVE-2008-3076 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-3076?

CVE-2008-3076 has an EPSS score of 9.02% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3076?

Upgrade vim on debian 11 to 2:7.2.010-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-3076

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The Netrw plugin 125 in netrw.vim in Vim 7.2a.10 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filenames used by the execute and system functions within the (1) mz and (2) mc commands, as demonstrated by the netrw.v2 and netrw.v3 test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

vimDebian

Fixed in:2:7.2.010-1CVE-2008-3076

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

9.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Exploit3

Other references10

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CVE-2019-16920	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-44877	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-8515	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.