It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled marked filenames in the netrw plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-43961 ) It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled filenames when decompressing certain archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-46483 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled marked filenames in the netrw plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-43961 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled filenames when decompressing certain archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-46483 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled marked filenames in the netrw plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-43961 ) It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled filenames when decompressing certain archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-46483 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled marked filenames in the netrw plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-43961 )
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled filenames when decompressing certain archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-46483 )
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
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