CVE-2026-39881

Vim Ex command injection in Vims NetBeans integration

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 8, 2026 at 08:18 PM UTC
Updated: July 24, 2026 at 09:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVim

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 9.2.0316
Affected range stops below 9.2.0316, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-mr87-rhgv-7pw6
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0316

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-94

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