Detections
Analytics

CentOS 9 : vim-8.2.2637-31.el9

high Nessus Plugin ID 318270

Language:

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update for vim-X11.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the vim-8.2.2637-31.el9 build changelog.

 - arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass (CVE-2026-34982)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the CentOS 9 Stream vim-X11 package.

See Also

https://kojihub.stream.centos.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=112123

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 318270

File Name: centos9_vim-8_2_2637-31_112123.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/3/2026

Updated: 6/3/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-34982

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-x11, cpe:/a:centos:centos:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-common

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/2/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-34982