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Echo: vim: security update to 2:9.2.0858-1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 455397

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 9.2.0663, a Vimscript code injection
 vulnerability exists in s:NetrwLocalRmFile() in the netrw plugin
 (runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim) when deleting a local file from the browser. A filename
 derived from the buffer's directory listing is interpolated into an Ex command line passed to :execute
 with only the backslash character escaped, allowing a crafted filename containing a bar (|) to terminate
 the intended command and execute arbitrary Vimscript, including shell commands via :call system() and :!.
 This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0663. (CVE-2026-55895)

Solution

Update the vim library and its related packages to version 2:9.2.0858-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-55895

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 455397

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.07

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-55895

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Threat Score: 5.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-55895

IAVA: 2026-A-0630-S