Neovim up to 0.12.2 View Branch secure.lua M.read path command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Neovim up to 0.12.2. This affects the function M.read of the file runtime/lua/vim/secure.lua of the component View Branch. The manipulation of the argument path leads to command injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-11487. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Neovim up to 0.12.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function M.read of the file runtime/lua/vim/secure.lua of the component View Branch. The manipulation of the argument path with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-11487. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying the patch f83e0dcaf8cf18de94828341b0a1a61a86c75baf is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Patch: f83e0dcaf8cf18de94828341b0a1a61a86c75baf

Timelineinfo

06/07/2026 Advisory disclosed
06/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 39914
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2026-11487 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-11487
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-369107
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2026 12:13
Changes: 06/07/2026 12:13 (61)
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Submitter: NanHang
Cache ID: 216::103

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Accepted

  • Submit #834495: Neovim Neovim <= 0.12.2 command injection (by NanHang)

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