CVE-2026-73078
Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Netrw Menu Construction
CVE-2026-73078 is fixed in 23 products on 1 platform, first by vim 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8, released August 11, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
High
CVSS
8.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0031
24th percentile
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0840, runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim loads netrw and runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim constructs Bookmarks, History, and Targets menu entries by interpolating attacker-controlled directory paths into executed :menu commands. s:NetrwBookmarkMenu(), s:NetrwTgtMenu(), g:netrw_menu_escape, EX_TRLBAR, and netrw#MakeTgt() fail to neutralize the | command separator or single quotes at five construction sites, allowing a crafted path browsed or bookmarked in GUI Vim to execute arbitrary Ex and operating-system commands. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0840.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| vim · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2:9.1.1230-2+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73078 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| vim · Debian 14 | 2:9.2.0858-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73078 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| vim · RHEL 10 | 9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | RHSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | vim 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | vim 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 9.2.0957-160000.1.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21671-1 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| vim · rocky 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | RLSA-2026:66336 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| vim · rocky 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | RLSA-2026:66348 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| vim · rocky 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | RLSA-2026:66366 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| vim · sles 15.6 | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3680-1 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| vim · sles 15.7 | 9.2.0957-150500.20.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3680-1 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| vim · sles 16.0 | 9.2.0957-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23552-1 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · RHEL 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | RHSA-2026:66348 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · RHEL 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | RHSA-2026:66366 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · almalinux 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | ALSA-2026:66348 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · ol 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.0.1.el8_10.7 | ELSA-2026-66348-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-X11 · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21 | ELSA-2026-66366-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-athena · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | vim-athena 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-athena · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | vim-athena 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-athena · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-athena 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-athena · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-athena 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-common · RHEL 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | RHSA-2026:66348 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| vim-common · RHEL 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | RHSA-2026:66366 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | vim-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | vim-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-common · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-common · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-common · almalinux 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | ALSA-2026:66348 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-common · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-common · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-common · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-common · ol 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.0.1.el8_10.7 | ELSA-2026-66348-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-common · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21 | ELSA-2026-66366-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-data · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-data · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-data · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-default-editor · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · RHEL 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | RHSA-2026:66348 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · RHEL 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | RHSA-2026:66366 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · almalinux 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | ALSA-2026:66348 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · ol 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.0.1.el8_10.7 | ELSA-2026-66348-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21 | ELSA-2026-66366-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-enhanced-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · almalinux 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | ALSA-2026:66348 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · ol 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.0.1.el8_10.7 | ELSA-2026-66348-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-filesystem · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21 | ELSA-2026-66366-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-gnome · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | vim-gnome 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gtk · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | vim-gtk 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gtk · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | vim-gtk 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gtk · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-gtk 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | vim-gtk3 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | vim-gtk3 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-gtk3 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-gtk3 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gtk3 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-gtk3 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | vim-gui-common 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | vim-gui-common 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-gui-common 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-gui-common 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-gui-common · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-gui-common 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · almalinux 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.7 | ALSA-2026:66348 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · almalinux 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.21 | ALSA-2026:66366 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · ol 8 | 2:8.0.1763-31.0.1.el8_10.7 | ELSA-2026-66348-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-minimal · ol 9 | 2:8.2.2637-26.0.1.el9_8.21 | ELSA-2026-66366-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| vim-minimal-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| vim-motif · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-motif 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-motif · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-motif 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | vim-nox 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | vim-nox 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-nox 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-nox 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-nox · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-nox 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | vim-runtime 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | vim-runtime 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-runtime 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-runtime 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-runtime · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-runtime 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | vim-tiny 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | vim-tiny 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| vim-tiny · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | vim-tiny 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | xxd 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm23 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | xxd 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32+esm12 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | xxd 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.35 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | xxd 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.19 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| xxd · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | xxd 2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| xxd · almalinux 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.20 | ALSA-2026:66336 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| xxd · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| xxd · ol 10 | 2:9.1.083-9.0.1.el10_2.20 | ELSA-2026-66336-0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| xxd-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:9.2.920-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2108 | Aug 31, 2026 |
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