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CVE-2025-53905

vim: Vim path traversial

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 16, 2025

Updated · September 1, 2026

Description

A path traversal flaw was found in Vim. Successful exploitation can lead to overwriting sensitive files or placing executable code in privileged locations, depending on the permissions of the process editing the archive.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')