CVE-2026-73078

HIGHPre-NVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.6 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 73% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — Patch released this week
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0840, runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim loads netrw and runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim constructs Bookmarks, History, and Targets menu entries by interpolating attacker-controlled directory paths into executed :menu commands. s:NetrwBookmarkMenu(), s:NetrwTgtMenu(), g:netrw_menu_escape, EX_TRLBAR, and netrw#MakeTgt() fail to neutralize the | command separator or single quotes at five construction sites, allowing a crafted path browsed or bookmarked in GUI Vim to execute arbitrary Ex and operating-system commands. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0840.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6(medium)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity86% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
27%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 9, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 11, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit.
github_commit

commit 29c6fd090d45 (vim/vim)

Fix landed in vim/vim commit 29c6fd090d45 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/29c6fd090d4520592f8be7d9ec81190edf25ef69
github Patch Available

Arbitrary Code Execution via Netrw Menu Construction in Vim < 9.2.0840 · Advisory · vim/vim · GitHub

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr7-f3wr-22r2

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-73078(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuvim-tiny (2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm32) @ trusty2026-09-19ubuntu
redhatvim-2:7.4.629-8.el7_9.22026-09-17redhat
redhatvim-2:9.1.083-9.el10_2.202026-09-10redhat
redhatvim-2:8.0.1763-31.el8_10.72026-09-10redhat
redhatvim-2:8.2.2637-26.el9_8.212026-09-10redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim—9.2.0854-r0—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim2:9.0.1378-2 ... 2:9.2.0858-1 (45 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim2:9.1.1230-2 ... 2:9.2.0858-1 (19 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim2:9.1.1230-2 ... 2:9.2.0782-1 (18 versions)2:9.2.0858-1—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(2)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-73078?
CVE-2026-73078 is a high vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0840, runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim loads netrw and runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim constructs Bookmarks, History, and Targets menu entries by interpolating attacker-controlled directory paths into executed :menu…
When was CVE-2026-73078 disclosed?
CVE-2026-73078 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 11, 2026, with the most recent update on September 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-73078 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-73078 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 72.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-73078?
CVE-2026-73078 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-73078?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-73078, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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