CVE-2026-28417

MEDIUMEPSS 72th pctl

4.4

CVSS v3

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0073, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in the `netrw` standard plugin bundled with Vim. By inducing a user to open a crafted URL (e.g., using the `scp://` protocol handler), an attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the Vim process. Version 9.2.0073 fixes the issue.

CWE-86 CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

vimDebian

Fixed in:2:9.2.0119-1CVE-2026-28417

vimRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:7.4.629-5.el6_10.4RHSA-2026:69128

Fixed in:2:7.4.629-8.el7_9.1RHSA-2026:6617

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-15.el8_4.1RHSA-2026:6729

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-13.el8_2.1RHSA-2026:6730

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.5RHSA-2026:6731

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10.1RHSA-2026:6915

vimRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:7.4.629-5.el6_10.4RHSA-2026:69128

Fixed in:2:7.4.629-8.el7_9.1RHSA-2026:6617

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-20.el8_8.1RHSA-2026:6736

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-15.el8_4.1RHSA-2026:6729

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.5RHSA-2026:6731

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10.1RHSA-2026:6915

vim-X11Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

vim-X11Rocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

vim-X11-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

vim-X11-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

vim-commonRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

vim-commonRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

vim-common-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.5RHSA-2026:6731

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10.1RHSA-2026:6915

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-20.el8_8.1RHSA-2026:6736

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.5RHSA-2026:6731

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-13.el8_2.1RHSA-2026:6730

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10.1RHSA-2026:6915

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-15.el8_4.1RHSA-2026:6729

vim-common-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-20.el8_8.1RHSA-2026:6736

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.5RHSA-2026:6731

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-15.el8_4.1RHSA-2026:6729

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.5RHSA-2026:6731

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10.1RHSA-2026:6915

Fixed in:2:8.0.1763-13.el8_2.1RHSA-2026:6730

vim-dataRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

vim-dataRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

vim-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

vim-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

vim-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

vim-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

vim-enhancedRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

vim-enhancedRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

vim-enhanced-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

vim-enhanced-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

vim-filesystemRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:7.4.629-5.el6_10.4RHSA-2026:69128

Fixed in:2:7.4.629-8.el7_9.1RHSA-2026:6617

Fixed in:2:7.4.629-8.el7_9.1.ppc64RHSA-2026:6617

vim-filesystemRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:7.4.629-5.el6_10.4RHSA-2026:69128

Fixed in:2:7.4.629-8.el7_9.1RHSA-2026:6617

vim-minimalRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

vim-minimalRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

vim-minimal-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

vim-minimal-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

xxdRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

xxdRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

xxd-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.3RHSA-2026:7711

Fixed in:2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2RHSA-2026:6502

This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Release Notes1

github.com

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-28417?

Published advisories record a fix for 50 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2026-28417 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-28417 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 72% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-28417?

CVE-2026-28417 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4, rated moderate. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-28417 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for vim (Debian), vim (Red Hat / RHEL), vim (Rocky), vim-X11 (Red Hat / RHEL), and 46 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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