CVE-2026-26269
Vulnerability
CVE-2026-26269
vim: Netbeans specialKeys stack buffer overflow
ecosystem: redhat:6, redhat:7, redhat:8, redhat:9, redhat:10A flaw was found in Vim. A stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBeans integration can be triggered in the special_keys function in the src/netbeans.c file via a malicious NetBeans server due to improper bounds checking, most likely resulting in a denial of service or in arbitrary command execution.
References
- secalert@redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26269
- secalert@redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2439755
- secalert@redhat.com: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c5f312aad8e4179e437f81ad39a860cd0ef11970
- secalert@redhat.com: https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.1.2148
- secalert@redhat.com: https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-9w5c-hwr9-hc68
- secalert@redhat.com: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26269
- secalert@redhat.com: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26269
type: vendor
source: secalert@redhat.com
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| AV | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| AC | Low | |
| PR | None | |
| UI | Required | |
| S | Not Changed | |
| C | High | |
| I | High | |
| A | High |
source: secalert@redhat.com
Stack-based Buffer Overflow
source: secalert@redhat.com
published: 2026-02-13 19:18:41
modified: 2026-02-18 22:36:42
Detection
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vim-X11
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Data Sources
- RedHat Enterprise Linux CSAF VEX
redhat-vex