Is CVE-2026-42307 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-42307 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-42307?

CVE-2026-42307 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-42307?

CVE-2026-42307 has an EPSS score of 0.77% (51th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-42307?

Upgrade vim on debian unstable to 2:9.2.0428-1 or later. Fixes are available for 19 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-42307

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0383, 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 sftp:// or file:// protocol handlers), an attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the Vim process. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0383.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

vimDebian

Fixed in:2:9.2.0428-1CVE-2026-42307

vimUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5USN-8304-1

vim-athenaUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5USN-8304-1

vim-athena-py2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

vim-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5USN-8304-1

vim-gnomeUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17USN-8304-1

vim-gnome-py2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

vim-gtkUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30USN-8304-1

vim-gtk-py2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

vim-gtk3Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5USN-8304-1

vim-gtk3-py2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

vim-gui-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5USN-8304-1

vim-lesstifUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26USN-8304-1

vim-motifUbuntu

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5USN-8304-1

vim-noxUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5USN-8304-1

vim-nox-py2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

vim-runtimeUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5USN-8304-1

vim-tinyUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm26USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm32USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm17USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm5USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.30USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.14USN-8304-1

Fixed in:2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu6.5USN-8304-1

VimWindows application

Affected:9.2.0383Fixed in:9.2.0383Bram 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 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

Exploit Intelligence

0.77%probability of exploitation in 30 days

51stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Product1

github.com

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