Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-47162 as tracked by Debian 11 (Root.io), for the package rootio-vim. The fix is available in version 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u3.root.io.3; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. (rating taken from the base CVE record.)
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-47162 is classified as CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection'). The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or…
Affected software
ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-47162 is recorded against 2 packages.
- rootio-vim (fixed in 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u3.root.io.3)
- vim (fixed in 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u3.root.io.3)
Timeline and source
Published on 13 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
Other advisories for this package
rootio-vim has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')) in other software:
