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Echo: vim: security update to 2:9.2.0524-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 455333

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 vim library and its related packages to version 2:9.2.0524-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-42307

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 455333

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.76

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42307

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42307

IAVA: 2026-A-0516-S