Detections
Analytics
Oracle Linux 9 : vim (ELSA-2026-8259)
high Nessus Plugin ID 306555
Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-8259 advisory.- RHEL-155437 CVE-2026-28417 vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin
- RHEL-155422 CVE-2026-28421 vim: Vim: Denial of service and information disclosure via crafted swap file
- RHEL-159629 CVE-2026-33412 vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in glob() function
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 306555
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-8259.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Published: 4/15/2026
Updated: 4/15/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-28421
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-common, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:7:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-enhanced, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vim-x11
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/15/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2026