CVE-2026-39881
low-risk
Published 2026-04-08
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.17% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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5
CVSS 5.0/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
19
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
13/34 · Low
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal