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critical 9.3

CVE-2008-3076 json

The Netrw plugin 125 in netrw.vim in Vim 7.2a.10 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filen…

published 2009-02-21 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3066

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.0%
EPSS 9.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The Netrw plugin 125 in netrw.vim in Vim 7.2a.10 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filenames used by the execute and system functions within the (1) mz and (2) mc commands, as demonstrated by the netrw.v2 and netrw.v3 test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712.

Patch / fix

  • vim Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:7.2.010-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3076

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-3076 updated

plugin: lack of sanitization throughout netrw.vim can lead to arbitrary code execution

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-32012)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

9.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-32012 Netrw 125 Vim Script - Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilities remote, 2008-07-07
  • rdancer.org http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • rdancer.org http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v2.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/4 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • marc.info http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122416184431388&w=2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30115 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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