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.

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8246-1 advisory.

    Micha Majchrowicz discovered that Vims zip plugin could overwrite arbitrary files. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to delete sensitive data or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected     Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-35177)

    It was discovered that Vims netbeans interface did not properly sanitize certain strings. An attacker     could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
    (CVE-2026-39881)

    It was discovered that Vim did not properly handle backticks in tag filenames. An attacker could possibly     use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2026-41411)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2026:1764-1 advisory.

    This update for vim fixes the following issue:

    Security fixes:

    - CVE-2026-39881: command injection in NetBeans interface can lead to arbitrary file reads and writes     (bsc#1261833).

    Other fixes:

    - Update to 9.2.0398.
     * 9.2.0398: MS-Windows: missing strptime() support
     * 9.2.0397: tabpanel: double-click opens a new tab
     * 9.2.0396: tests: Test_error_callback_terminal is flaky on macOS
     * 9.2.0395: tests: Test_backupskip() may read from $HOME
     * 9.2.0394: xxd: offsets greater than LONG_MAX print as negative
     * 9.2.0393: MS-Windows: link error with XPM support on UCRT64
     * 9.2.0392: tests: Some tests are flaky
     * 9.2.0391: tests: Comment in test_vim9_cmd breaks syntax highlighting
     * 9.2.0390: filetype: some Beancount files are not recognized
     * 9.2.0389: DECRQM still leaves stray 'pp' on Apple Terminal.app
     * 9.2.0388: strange indent in update_topline()
     * 9.2.0387: DECRQM request may leave stray chars in terminal
     * 9.2.0386: No scroll/scrollbar support in the tabpanel
     * 9.2.0385: Integer overflow with 'ze' and large 'sidescrolloff'
     * 9.2.0384: stale Insstart after <Cmd> cursor move breaks undo
     * 9.2.0383: [security]: runtime(netrw): shell-injection via sftp: and file: URLs
     * 9.2.0382: Wayland: focus-stealing is non-working
     * 9.2.0381: Vim9: Missing check_secure() in exec_instructions()
     * 9.2.0380: completion: a few issues in completion code
     * 9.2.0379: gui.color_approx is never used
     * 9.2.0378: Using int as bool type in win_T struct
     * 9.2.0377: Using int as bool type in gui_T struct
     * 9.2.0376: Vim9: elseif condition compiled in dead branch
     * 9.2.0375: prop_find() does not find a virt text in starting line
     * 9.2.0374: c_CTRL-{G,T} does not handle offset
     * 9.2.0373: Ctrl-R mapping not triggered during completion
     * 9.2.0372: pum: rendering issues with multibyte text and opacity
     * 9.2.0371: filetype: ghostty config files are not recognized
     * 9.2.0370: duplicate code with literal string_T assignment
     * 9.2.0369: multiple definitions of STRING_INIT macro
     * 9.2.0368: too many strlen() calls when adding strings to dicts
     * 9.2.0367: runtime(netrw): ~ note expanded on MS Windows
     * 9.2.0366: pum: flicker when updating pum in place
     * 9.2.0365: using int as bool
     * 9.2.0364: tests: test_smoothscroll_textoff_showbreak() fails
     * 9.2.0363: Vim9: variable shadowed by script-local function
     * 9.2.0362: division by zero with smoothscroll and small windows
     * 9.2.0361: tests: no tests for ch_listen() with IPs
     * 9.2.0360: Cannot handle mouse-clicks in the tabpanel
     * 9.2.0359: wrong VertSplitNC highlighting on winbar
     * 9.2.0358: runtime(vimball): still path traversal attacks possible
     * 9.2.0357: [security]: command injection via backticks in tag files
     * 9.2.0356: Cannot apply 'scrolloff' context lines at end of file
     * 9.2.0355: runtime(tar): missing path traversal checks in tar#Extract()
     * 9.2.0354: filetype: not all Bitbake include files are recognized
     * 9.2.0353: Missing out-of-memory check in register.c
     * 9.2.0352: 'winhighlight' of left window blends into right window
     * 9.2.0351: repeat_string() can be improved
     * 9.2.0350: Enabling modelines poses a risk
     * 9.2.0349: cannot style non-current window separator
     * 9.2.0348: potential buffer underrun when setting statusline like option
     * 9.2.0347: Vim9: script-local variable not found
     * 9.2.0346: Wrong cursor position when entering command line window
     * 9.2.0345: Wrong autoformatting with 'autocomplete'
     * 9.2.0344: channel: ch_listen() can bind to network interface
     * 9.2.0343: tests: test_clientserver may fail on slower systems
     * 9.2.0342: tests: test_excmd.vim leaves swapfiles behind
     * 9.2.0341: some functions can be run from the sandbox
     * 9.2.0340: pum_redraw() may cause flicker
     * 9.2.0339: regexp: nfa_regmatch() allocates and frees too often
     * 9.2.0338: Cannot handle mouseclicks in the tabline
     * 9.2.0337: list indexing broken on big-endian 32-bit platforms
     * 9.2.0336: libvterm: no terminal reflow support
     * 9.2.0335: json_encode() uses recursive algorithm
     * 9.2.0334: GTK: window geometry shrinks with with client-side decorations
     * 9.2.0333: filetype: PklProject files are not recognized
     * 9.2.0332: popup: still opacity rendering issues
     * 9.2.0331: spellfile: stack buffer overflows in spell file generation
     * 9.2.0330: tests: some patterns in tar and zip plugin tests not strict enough
     * 9.2.0329: tests: test_indent.vim leaves swapfiles behind
     * 9.2.0328: Cannot handle mouseclicks in the statusline
     * 9.2.0327: filetype: uv scripts are not detected
     * 9.2.0326: runtime(tar): but with dotted path
     * 9.2.0325: runtime(tar): bug in zstd handling
     * 9.2.0324: 0x9b byte not unescaped in <Cmd> mapping
     * 9.2.0323: filetype: buf.lock files are not recognized
     * 9.2.0322: tests: test_popupwin fails
     * 9.2.0321: MS-Windows: No OpenType font support
     * 9.2.0320: several bugs with text properties
     * 9.2.0319: popup: rendering issues with partially transparent popups
     * 9.2.0318: cannot configure opacity for popup menu
     * 9.2.0317: listener functions do not check secure flag
     * 9.2.0316: [security]: command injection in netbeans interface via defineAnnoType
     * 9.2.0315: missing bound-checks
     * 9.2.0314: channel: can bind to all network interfaces
     * 9.2.0313: Callback channel not registered in GUI
     * 9.2.0312: C-type names are marked as translatable
     * 9.2.0311: redrawing logic with text properties can be improved
     * 9.2.0310: unnecessary work in vim_strchr() and find_term_bykeys()
     * 9.2.0309: Missing out-of-memory check to may_get_cmd_block()
     * 9.2.0308: Error message E1547 is wrong
     * 9.2.0307: more mismatches between return types and documentation
     * 9.2.0306: runtime(tar): some issues with lz4 support
     * 9.2.0305: mismatch between return types and documentation
     * 9.2.0304: tests: test for 9.2.0285 doesn't always fail without the fix
     * 9.2.0303: tests: zip plugin tests don't check for warning message properly
     * 9.2.0302: runtime(netrw): RFC2396 decoding double escaping spaces
     * 9.2.0301: Vim9: void function return value inconsistent
     * 9.2.0300: The vimball plugin needs some love
     * 9.2.0299: runtime(zip): may write using absolute paths
     * 9.2.0298: Some internal variables are not modified
     * 9.2.0297: libvterm: can improve CSI overflow code
     * 9.2.0296: Redundant and incorrect integer pointer casts in drawline.c
     * 9.2.0295: 'showcmd' shows wrong Visual block size with 'linebreak'
     * 9.2.0294: if_lua: lua interface does not work with lua 5.5
     * 9.2.0293: :packadd may lead to heap-buffer-overflow
     * 9.2.0292: E340 internal error when using method call on void value
     * 9.2.0291: too many strlen() calls
     * 9.2.0290: Amiga: no support for AmigaOS 3.x
     * 9.2.0289: 'linebreak' may lead to wrong Visual block highlighting
     * 9.2.0288: libvterm: signed integer overflow parsing long CSI args
     * 9.2.0287: filetype: not all ObjectScript routines are recognized
     * 9.2.0286: still some unnecessary (int) casts in alloc()
     * 9.2.0285: :syn sync grouphere may go beyond end of line
     * 9.2.0284: tabpanel: crash when tabpanel expression returns variable line count
     * 9.2.0283: unnecessary (int) casts before alloc() calls
     * 9.2.0282: tests: Test_viminfo_len_overflow() fails
     * 9.2.0281: tests: Test_netrw_FileUrlEdit.. fails on Windows

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-11d7d4d8f3 advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2026-39881

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-3954a4ed07 advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2026-39881

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8213-1 advisory.

    Micha Majchrowicz discovered that Vim's zip plugin could overwrite arbitrary files. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to delete sensitive data or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected     Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-35177)

    It was discovered that Vim's netbeans interface did not properly sanitize certain strings. An attacker     could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2026-39881)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-755c51e6a0 advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2026-39881

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Vim installed on the remote host is prior to 9.2.0316. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the GHSA-mr87-rhgv-7pw6 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2026-39881)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2026-39881)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
314213	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS : Vim vulnerabilities (USN-8246-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
313684	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : vim (SUSE-SU-2026:1764-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
313029	Fedora 42 : vim (2026-11d7d4d8f3)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
310865	Fedora 44 : vim (2026-3954a4ed07)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
310787	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 : Vim vulnerabilities (USN-8213-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
310582	Fedora 43 : vim (2026-755c51e6a0)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
306509	Vim < 9.2.0316 Command Injection (GHSA-mr87-rhgv-7pw6)	Nessus	Misc.	high
305618	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-39881	Nessus	Misc.	high

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