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CVE-2008-4677

VendorvimProductnetrwDiscoveredOct 22, 2008UpdatedApr 23, 2026

autoload/netrw.vim (aka the Netrw Plugin) 109, 131, and other versions before 133k for Vim 7.1.266, other 7.1 versions, and 7.2 stores credentials for an FTP session, and sends those credentials when attempting to establish subsequent FTP sessions to servers on different hosts, which allows remote FTP servers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by logging usernames and passwords. NOTE: the upstream vendor disputes a vector involving different ports on the same host, stating "I'm assuming that they're using the same id and password on that unchanged hostname, deliberately."

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
1.95%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Oct 22, 2008
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 23, 2026