diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/vim/files/CVE-2026-43961.patch b/meta/recipes-support/vim/files/CVE-2026-43961.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9e0fc0df4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/vim/files/CVE-2026-43961.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+From f38c7cb2fcc9d5839386ea4722463ea921f0bbce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
+Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 16:43:15 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH 03/17] patch 9.2.0480: [security]: runtime(netrw): code
+ injection via mf command
+
+Problem:  [security]: runtime(netrw): code injection via mf command
+          (Christopher Lusk, Zdenek Dohnal)
+Solution: Do not use string concatenation inside the filter() commands
+          (Zdenek Dohnal)
+
+Github Security Advisory:
+https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-66hr-7p6x-x5j3
+
+Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
+
+Upstream-Status: Backport [https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8af0f098c3a42a28661d0295364e]
+CVE: CVE-2026-43961
+Signed-off-by: Siddharth Doshi <sdoshi@mvista.com>
+---
+ runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim | 7 +++----
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim b/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim
+index 805474616d..e484de5c93 100644
+--- a/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim
++++ b/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim
+@@ -5155,7 +5155,7 @@ function s:NetrwMarkFile(islocal,fname)
+ 
+         else
+             " remove filename from buffer's markfilelist
+-            call filter(s:netrwmarkfilelist_{curbufnr},'v:val != a:fname')
++            call filter(s:netrwmarkfilelist_{curbufnr}, {_, v -> v !=# a:fname})
+             if s:netrwmarkfilelist_{curbufnr} == []
+                 " local markfilelist is empty; remove it entirely
+                 call s:NetrwUnmarkList(curbufnr,curdir)
+@@ -5176,7 +5176,6 @@ function s:NetrwMarkFile(islocal,fname)
+ 
+     else
+         " initialize new markfilelist
+-
+         let s:netrwmarkfilelist_{curbufnr}= []
+         call add(s:netrwmarkfilelist_{curbufnr},substitute(a:fname,'[|@]$','',''))
+ 
+@@ -5196,7 +5195,7 @@ function s:NetrwMarkFile(islocal,fname)
+             call add(s:netrwmarkfilelist,netrw#fs#ComposePath(b:netrw_curdir,a:fname))
+         else
+             " remove new filename from global markfilelist
+-            call filter(s:netrwmarkfilelist,'v:val != "'.dname.'"')
++            call filter(s:netrwmarkfilelist, {_, v -> v !=# dname})
+             if s:netrwmarkfilelist == []
+                 unlet s:netrwmarkfilelist
+             endif
+@@ -7202,7 +7201,7 @@ function s:NetrwTreeDisplay(dir,depth)
+         " hide given patterns
+         let listhide= split(g:netrw_list_hide,',')
+         for pat in listhide
+-            call filter(w:netrw_treedict[dir],'v:val !~ "'.escape(pat,'\\').'"')
++            call filter(w:netrw_treedict[dir], {_, v -> v !~# pat})
+         endfor
+ 
+     elseif g:netrw_hide == 2
+-- 
+2.44.4
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/vim/vim.inc b/meta/recipes-support/vim/vim.inc
index 902115bbd6..006ae9473f 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/vim/vim.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/vim/vim.inc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/vim/vim.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://CVE-2026-28420.patch \
            file://CVE-2026-28422.patch \
            file://CVE-2026-42307.patch \
+           file://CVE-2026-43961.patch \
            "
 
 PV .= ".1683"