rlsa-2026:38510
Vulnerability from osv_rocky
Published
2026-08-11 12:00
Modified
2026-08-16 18:08
Summary
Important: vim security update
Details

Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.

Security Fix(es):

  • vim: command injection when decompressing .tgz archives (CVE-2026-46483)

  • vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names (CVE-2026-47162)

  • vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via Python omni-completion (CVE-2026-52858)

  • vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via crafted step-definition patterns (CVE-2026-47167)

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.

Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Credits
Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation
Red Hat
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Rocky Linux:8",
        "name": "vim",
        "purl": "pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/vim?distro=rocky-linux-8\u0026epoch=2"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "yum_repository": "BaseOS"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2:8.0.1763-27.el8_10"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "name": "Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Red Hat"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "source_advisory": "RHSA-2026:38510"
  },
  "details": "Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* vim: command injection when decompressing .tgz archives (CVE-2026-46483)\n\n* vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names (CVE-2026-47162)\n\n* vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via Python omni-completion (CVE-2026-52858)\n\n* vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via crafted step-definition patterns (CVE-2026-47167)\n\nFor 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.",
  "id": "RLSA-2026:38510",
  "modified": "2026-08-16T18:08:47.294048Z",
  "published": "2026-08-11T12:00:46.639784Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:38510"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477915"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487964"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487981"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487996"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38510"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Important: vim security update",
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-46483",
    "CVE-2026-47162",
    "CVE-2026-47167",
    "CVE-2026-52858"
  ]
}



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