Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | vim |
Timeline
- Apr 7, 2026 CVE Published
- Apr 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
=========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2026.3282 vim security update 7 April 2026 =========================================================================== AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: vim Publisher: Red Hat Operating System: Red Hat Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2026-28421 CVE-2026-28417 CVE-2026-25749 CVE-2026-33412 Original Bulletin: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6617 Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.3 CVE-2026-33412 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVSS Source: Red Hat Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H EPSS (Max): 0.0% (1st) CVE-2026-28417 2026-04-05 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- RHSA-2026:6617 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-04-06 Updated: 2026-04-06 Synopsis Vim security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fix(es): o vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via 'helpfile' option processing (CVE-2026-25749) o vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin (CVE-2026-28417) o vim: Vim: Denial of service and information disclosure via crafted swap file (CVE-2026-28421) o vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in glob() function (CVE-2026-33412) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Affected Products o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7 s390x o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7 ppc64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7 ppc64le Fixes o BZ - 2437843 - CVE-2026-25749 vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via 'helpfile' option processing o BZ - 2443455 - CVE-2026-28417 vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin o BZ - 2443474 - CVE-2026-28421 vim: Vim: Denial of service and information disclosure via crafted swap file o BZ - 2450907 - CVE-2026-33412 vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in glob() function CVEs o CVE-2026-25749 o CVE-2026-28417 o CVE-2026-28421 o CVE-2026-33412 References o https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT---------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AUSCERT. 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| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | vim |