Is CVE-2026-39881 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-39881 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-39881?

CVE-2026-39881 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.0 (Moderate).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-39881?

CVE-2026-39881 has an EPSS score of 0.62% (45th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-39881?

Upgrade vim on debian unstable to 2:9.2.0338-1 or later. Fixes are available for 21 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-39881

MEDIUM

5.0

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

vimDebian

Fixed in:2:9.2.0338-1CVE-2026-39881

vimUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4USN-8246-1

vim-athenaUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3USN-8213-1

vim-athena-py2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

vim-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4USN-8246-1

vim-docUbuntu

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4USN-8246-1

vim-gnomeUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16USN-8213-1

vim-gnome-py2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

vim-gtkUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29USN-8246-1

vim-gtk-py2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

vim-gtk3Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3USN-8213-1

vim-gtk3-py2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

vim-gui-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3USN-8213-1

vim-lesstifUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25USN-8213-1

vim-motifUbuntu

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4USN-8246-1

vim-noxUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3USN-8213-1

vim-nox-py2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

vim-runtimeUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3USN-8213-1

vim-tinyUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm25USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm31USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm16USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm4USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.28USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.12USN-8213-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.3USN-8213-1

xxdUbuntu

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.29USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.13USN-8246-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.4USN-8246-1

VimWindows application

Affected:9.2.0316Fixed in:9.2.0316Bram Moolenaar et al.

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.62%probability of exploitation in 30 days

45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Release Notes1

github.com

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