RHSA-2026:6731 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · April 7, 2026
Updated · October 16, 2026
Topic
An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.
Security Fix(es):
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vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via 'helpfile' option processing (CVE-2026-25749)
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vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via OS command injection in the netrw plugin (CVE-2026-28417)
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vim: Vim: Denial of service and information disclosure via crafted swap file (CVE-2026-28421)
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vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in glob() function (CVE-2026-33412)
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.