{
  "threat_severity" : "Moderate",
  "public_date" : "2026-02-27T21:54:35Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin",
    "id" : "2443455",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443455"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "4.4",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
    "status" : "verified"
  },
  "cwe" : "CWE-78",
  "details" : [ "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.", "A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. Specifically, an operating system (OS) command injection vulnerability exists in the `netrw` standard plugin. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted URL, such as one using the `scp://` protocol handler. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands with the same privileges as the Vim process, leading to potential system compromise." ],
  "statement" : "The risk posed by this vulnerability is limited on Red Hat products due to user and system isolation features which are enabled by default. The impacts of this flaw will be limited by the active user's permissions and access control limits. Host systems are not at risk when following Red Hat guidelines and the root user account is not actively executing Vim.",
  "affected_release" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-02T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6502",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0",
    "package" : "vim-2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.2"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6617",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7",
    "package" : "vim-2:7.4.629-8.el7_9.1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6915",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10.1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6915",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.0.1763-22.el8_10.1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6730",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.0.1763-13.el8_2.1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6729",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.0.1763-15.el8_4.1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6729",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.0.1763-15.el8_4.1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6731",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.5"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6731",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.5"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6731",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.5"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6736",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.0.1763-20.el8_8.1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6736",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.0.1763-20.el8_8.1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6619",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.4"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-06T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6620",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.2.2637-20.el9_2.1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-02T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6540",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.2.2637-20.el9_4.2"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-02T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6539",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6",
    "package" : "vim-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.2"
  } ],
  "package_state" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "vim",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "vim",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "vim",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "rhcos",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4"
  } ],
  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28417\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28417\nhttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/79348dbbc09332130f4c860\nhttps://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0073\nhttps://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-m3xh-9434-g336" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2026-28417",
  "mitigation" : {
    "value" : "Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.",
    "lang" : "en:us"
  },
  "csaw" : false
}