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This vulnerability, located in the netrw plugin, involves a code injection issue when the editor processes directory paths. A malicious directory name, if crafted by an attacker, could bypass security measures and allow for the execution of unauthorized commands. This could lead to arbitrary code execution on the affected system." } ], "metrics": [ { "other": { "content": { "namespace": "https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/", "value": "Important" }, "type": "Red Hat severity rating" } }, { "cvssV3_1": { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.3, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1" }, "format": "CVSS" } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-140", "description": "Improper Neutralization of Delimiters", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "references": [ { "tags": [ "vdb-entry", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-47162" }, { "name": "RHBZ#2487964", "tags": [ "issue-tracking", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487964" }, { "tags": [ "x_sadp-csaf-vex" ], "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-47162.json" }, { "tags": [ "vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54769" }, { "tags": [ "vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55431" }, { "tags": [ "vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38509" }, { "tags": [ "vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38510" }, { "tags": [ "vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38511" }, { "tags": [ "vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53371" }, { "tags": [ "vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981" } ], "solutions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "RHSA-2026:54769: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22" }, { "lang": "en", "value": "RHSA-2026:55431: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0)" }, { "lang": "en", "value": "RHSA-2026:38509: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)" }, { "lang": "en", "value": "RHSA-2026:38510: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)" }, { "lang": "en", "value": "RHSA-2026:38511: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)" }, { "lang": "en", "value": "RHSA-2026:53371: Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5" }, { "lang": "en", "value": "RHSA-2026:58981: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5" } ], "timeline": [ { "lang": "en", "time": "2026-06-11T19:00:56.050Z", "value": "Reported to Red Hat." }, { "lang": "en", "time": "2026-06-11T18:32:14.471Z", "value": "Made public." } ], "title": "vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names", "x_adpType": "supplier", "x_generator": { "engine": "sadp-cli 1.0.0" }, "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c", "shortName": "redhat-SADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-04T12:04:51.025Z" } } ] } }