# RHSA-2026:55431: vim security update

RHSA-2026:55431, released August 1, 2026, fixes 8 CVEs in vim (version 9.1.083-5.el10_0.4). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-55431
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Aug 1, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-47162, high severity)
- CVEs: 8, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55431

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [vim](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/vim.md) | RHEL 10 | 9.1.083-5.el10_0.4 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-47162](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-47162.md) | High | Vim: Vimscript Code Injection in netrw NetrwBookHistSave() via crafted directory name | 8.8 | 0.0028 |  |
| [CVE-2026-59856](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-59856.md) | High | Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via PHP Omni-Completion | 7.8 | 0.0022 |  |
| [CVE-2026-52858](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-52858.md) | High | Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python Omni-Completion | 7.8 | 0.0020 |  |
| [CVE-2026-57456](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-57456.md) | High | Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python Omni-Completion Docstrings | 7.8 | 0.0015 |  |
| [CVE-2026-59858](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-59858.md) | High | vim-common: Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.  Security Fix(es):  * vim: Vim: Denial of Serv... | 7.8 | 0.0014 |  |
| [CVE-2026-47167](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-47167.md) | High | Vim: Vimscript Code Injection in cucumber filetype plugin via crafted step-definition regex | 7.3 | 0.0014 |  |
| [CVE-2026-55693](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-55693.md) | High | Vim: Out-of-bounds Write in Spell File Word Count | 7.8 | 0.0012 |  |
| [CVE-2026-57455](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-57455.md) | High | Vim: Stack out-of-bounds write in `spell_soundfold_sofo()` via an over-length `soundfold()` argument | 7.8 | 0.0012 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo