Linux · Security advisory · August 1, 2026

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.

High
CVEs closed
8
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Exploitation more likely
0
Vendor assessment
Highest EPSS
0.0028
20th percentile

Priority of the 8 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 0 High 8 Routine 0

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
vimRHEL 109.1.083-5.el10_0.4

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleImpactCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2026-47162 Vim: Vimscript Code Injection in netrw NetrwBookHistSave() via crafted directory name 8.8 0.0028 None reported
High CVE-2026-59856 Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via PHP Omni-Completion 7.8 0.0022 None reported
High CVE-2026-52858 Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python Omni-Completion 7.8 0.0020 None reported
High CVE-2026-57456 Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python Omni-Completion Docstrings 7.8 0.0015 None reported
High CVE-2026-59858 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 None reported
High CVE-2026-47167 Vim: Vimscript Code Injection in cucumber filetype plugin via crafted step-definition regex 7.3 0.0014 None reported
High CVE-2026-55693 Vim: Out-of-bounds Write in Spell File Word Count 7.8 0.0012 None reported
High CVE-2026-57455 Vim: Stack out-of-bounds write in `spell_soundfold_sofo()` via an over-length `soundfold()` argument 7.8 0.0012 None reported
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