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Echo: vim: security update to 2:9.2.0218-1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 458937

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 9.2.0073, 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 `scp://` protocol handler), an attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands with the
 privileges of the Vim process. Version 9.2.0073 fixes the issue. (CVE-2026-28417)

Solution

Update the vim library and its related packages to version 2:9.2.0218-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-28417

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 458937

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

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-2026-28417

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-28417

IAVA: 2026-A-0195-S