Is there a public exploit for CVE-2026-43961?

No public exploit for CVE-2026-43961 was found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei templates or public proof-of-concept repositories. That is an absence of evidence rather than proof that none exists.

How severe is CVE-2026-43961?

CVE-2026-43961 scores CVSS 7.8 (v3.1), rated high. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%.

What does CVE-2026-43961 affect?

CVE-2026-43961 affects vim, Red Hat vim, Red Hat Hardened Images.

7.8 High

A flaw was found in Vim's netrw plugin.

CVE-2026-43961

A flaw was found in Vim's netrw plugin. A crafted filename containing quote characters and expression fragments can break out of the quoted context during mark/unmark operations, allowing arbitrary Vimscript execution. This can be leveraged to run shell commands with the privileges of the user running Vim.

Assessment

CVSS: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
Published: 19 August 2026
Last updated: 2 November 2026
Affected: Red Hat · vim · Red Hat Hardened Images · vim
Assigner: redhat

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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