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

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

8.8

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0028

20th percentile

Priority of the 8 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 8
                                Routine 0

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
vim	RHEL 10	9.1.083-5.el10_0.4

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
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-X11: vim: Vim: Arbitrary command execution via crafted tags file in C omni-completion	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

Also fixes CVE-2026-47162

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vim-common, vim-data, vim-debuginfo and 9 more on amzn 2023
RLSA-2026:38509
vim on rocky 10
RLSA-2026:38511
vim on rocky 9
RLSA-2026:38510
vim on rocky 8
RHSA-2026:38511
vim-common on RHEL 9
RHSA-2026:38510
vim-common on RHEL 8
ELSA-2026-38509
vim-X11, vim-common, vim-data and 4 more on ol 10
ELSA-2026-38511
vim-X11, vim-common, vim-enhanced and 2 more on ol 9

Vendor advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55431

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