{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-11487","details":"A flaw has been found in Neovim up to 0.12.2. Affected by this issue is the function M.read of the file runtime/lua/vim/secure.lua of the component View Branch. Executing a manipulation of the argument path can lead to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called f83e0dcaf8cf18de94828341b0a1a61a86c75baf. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.","modified":"2026-06-12T09:04:03.174037380Z","published":"2026-06-08T05:16:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-11487"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-11487"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11487"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/39914"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/39918"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/f83e0dcaf8cf18de94828341b0a1a61a86c75baf"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"neovim","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/neovim?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.2.0-3build2","0.2.2-2","0.2.2-3","0.2.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"neovim","binary_version":"0.2.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"neovim-runtime","binary_version":"0.2.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-11487.json"}},{"package":{"name":"neovim","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/neovim?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.3.8-1","0.4.3-3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"0.4.3-3","binary_name":"neovim"},{"binary_version":"0.4.3-3","binary_name":"neovim-runtime"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-11487.json"}},{"package":{"name":"neovim","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/neovim?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.4.4-1","0.5.1-1","0.6.0-1","0.6.1-1","0.6.1-2","0.6.1-3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"neovim","binary_version":"0.6.1-3"},{"binary_name":"neovim-runtime","binary_version":"0.6.1-3"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-11487.json"}},{"package":{"name":"neovim","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/neovim?arch=source&distro=noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.7.2-7","0.7.2-8","0.9.5-6ubuntu1","0.9.5-6ubuntu2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"neovim","binary_version":"0.9.5-6ubuntu2"},{"binary_version":"0.9.5-6ubuntu2","binary_name":"neovim-runtime"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-11487.json"}},{"package":{"name":"neovim","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:25.10","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/neovim?arch=source&distro=questing"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.9.5-10","0.10.4-8build2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"0.10.4-8build2","binary_name":"neovim"},{"binary_name":"neovim-runtime","binary_version":"0.10.4-8build2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-11487.json"}},{"package":{"name":"neovim","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/neovim?arch=source&distro=resolute"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.10.4-8build2","0.11.4-3","0.11.4-4","0.11.5-2","0.11.5-3","0.11.6-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"neovim","binary_version":"0.11.6-1"},{"binary_name":"neovim-runtime","binary_version":"0.11.6-1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-11487.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}