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Alpine: gvim, multiple vim packages, xxd: security update to 9.2.0389-r0

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440932

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0383, 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 sftp:// or file:// protocol handlers), an attacker can execute arbitrary shell
 commands with the privileges of the Vim process. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0383.
 (CVE-2026-42307)

Solution

Update the gvim library and its related packages to version 9.2.0389-r0 or later.

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-42307

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 440932

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Published: 4/28/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.76

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42307

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42307