Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-53905

medium Nessus Plugin ID 259853

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.1552, a path traversal issue in Vim's tar.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted tar archives.
Impact is low because this exploit requires direct user interaction. However, successfully exploitation can lead to overwriting sensitive files or placing executable code in privileged locations, depending on the permissions of the process editing the archive. The victim must edit such a file using Vim which will reveal the filename and the file content, a careful user may suspect some strange things going on.
Successful exploitation could results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Version 9.1.1552 contains a patch for the vulnerability. (CVE-2025-53905)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 259853

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_53905.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/30/2025

Updated: 9/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-53905

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.1

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xxd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xxd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-filesystem, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-data, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-enhanced, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-filesystem, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-x11, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-data, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-x11

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-53905

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