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CVE-2008-6235
The Netrw plugin (netrw.vim) in Vim 7.0 and 7.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a…
High9.3EPSS 3.0%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
The Netrw plugin (netrw.vim) in Vim 7.0 and 7.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename used by the (1) "D" (delete) command or (2) b:netrw_curdir variable, as demonstrated using the netrw.v4 and netrw.v5 test cases.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- SUSE-SR:2009:007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v5.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081020 CVE request (vim) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081016 CVE request - Vim netrw.plugin (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0580 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 34418 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11247 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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