ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
HIGH
Received
CVE-2026-43961
A flaw was found in Vim's netrw plugin. A crafted filename containing quote characters and expression fragments can break out of the quoted context during mark/unmark operations, allowing arbitrary Vimscript execution. This can be leveraged to run shell commands with the privileges of the user running Vim.
Published 19 Aug 2026, 14:17 UTC
Last modified 19 Aug 2026, 14:17 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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