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RHEL 9 : vim (RHSA-2026:70818)
high Nessus Plugin ID 349532
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for vim.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:70818 advisory.Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.
Security Fix(es):
* 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)
* vim: Vim: Denial of Service via stack out-of-bounds write in spell_soundfold_sofo() (CVE-2026-57455)
* vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via malicious docstrings in Python omni-completion (CVE-2026-57456)
* vim: Vim: Out-of-bounds Write in Spell File Word Count (CVE-2026-55693)
* vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via crafted PHP file in omni-completion (CVE-2026-59856)
* vim: Vim: Arbitrary command execution via crafted tags file in C omni-completion (CVE-2026-59858)
* vim: Vim: Arbitrary command execution via crafted vimball (CVE-2026-73076)
* vim: Vim: Heap buffer overflow allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-73072)
* vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted Netrw Menu Entries (CVE-2026-73078)
* vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Insecure Shell Command Handling (CVE-2026-73077)
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.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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 RHEL vim package based on the guidance in RHSA-2026:70818.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70818
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487964
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487981
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487996
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492968
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492972
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492980
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2498867
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2498868
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514034
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514037
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514058
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 349532
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2026-70818.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/23/2026
Updated: 9/23/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.6
Percentile: 98.37
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-47162
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.6
Threat Score: 7.3
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-73078
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-x11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/23/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-47162, CVE-2026-47167, CVE-2026-52858, CVE-2026-55693, CVE-2026-57455, CVE-2026-57456, CVE-2026-59856, CVE-2026-59858, CVE-2026-73072, CVE-2026-73076, CVE-2026-73077, CVE-2026-73078