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.
CVE-2026-28417
“—” beside the score: it is equal to NVD's CVSS score.
This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.4% (71st percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). No GitHub Security Advisory CVSS is on record for this CVE.
Also known asEUVD-2026-9085 (ENISA EUVD)Source: ENISA EUVD
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8HIGHmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 36EG Risk 36/100
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.
How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)Severity78% × 45%Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 7.8 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.Exploitation1.4% × 40%FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.Automatability0% × 15%CISA's SSVC Automatable value: no (Vulnrichment).SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines. - EPSS PROB
- 1.4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 71st
- KEV
- Not listed
What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)
The EG score (7.8): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 7.8 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.
- EG Severity
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.NVD CVSS v3 · CVSS v3.0 or v3.1
- EG Likelihood
- 1.4% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-10-31). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
- Confirmed exploitation
- None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
- EG Priority
- SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table
BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.
The score's inputs: In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it
Published
February 27, 2026
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026oss-security - [vim-security] OS Command Injection in netrw affects Vim < 9.2.0073
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/6OS Command Injection in netrw affects Vim < 9.2.0073 · Advisory · vim/vim · GitHub
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-m3xh-9434-g336commit 79348dbbc093 (vim/vim)
Fix landed in vim/vim commit 79348dbbc093 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/79348dbbc09332130f4c860Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-28417(20)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:69128Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update
- RHSA-2026:25096Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server Model Optimization Tools 3.2.2 (cuda)
- RHSA-2026:17596Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.54 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2026:14773Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.64 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2026:15087Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.65 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2026:16174Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3.3 (Spyre)
- RHSA-2026:16009Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3.3 (ROCm)
- RHSA-2026:16008Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server Model Optimization Tools 3.3.3 (CUDA)
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Patch Availability(30)
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.23(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| vim | — |
| — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| vim | 2:8.2.2434-3 ... 2:9.2.0858-1 (63 versions) |
| — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| vim | 2:9.0.1378-2 ... 2:9.2.0858-1 (45 versions) |
| — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| vim | 2:9.1.1230-2 ... 2:9.2.0858-1 (19 versions) |
| — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| vim | 2:9.1.1230-2 ... 2:9.1.2141-1 (8 versions) |
| — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(11)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2026-284172026-03-01
Vim has OS Command Injection in netrw
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6502MODERATE2026-02-27
RHSA-2026:6502 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6539MODERATE2026-02-27
RHSA-2026:6539 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6540MODERATE2026-02-27
RHSA-2026:6540 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6617MODERATE2026-02-27
RHSA-2026:6617 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6619MODERATE2026-02-27
RHSA-2026:6619 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6620MODERATE2026-02-27
RHSA-2026:6620 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6729MODERATE2026-02-27
RHSA-2026:6729 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6730MODERATE2026-02-27
RHSA-2026:6730 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6731MODERATE2026-02-27
RHSA-2026:6731 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6736MODERATE2026-02-27
RHSA-2026:6736 — Moderate
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 41× in last 30d)
Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 95 of 222 refreshes on record for this CVE.
A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. 5 repeat rows among the latest 100 are merged into the row they repeat. The 127 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.
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