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CVE-2026-41411VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

Affects Red Hat vimSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 43% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Product Security Red HatAffected
  • Red Hat
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • src
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)
  • aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated Vim packages that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:28553 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation is indicated beyond applying the official update.

Description

Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fix(es): * vim: Vim: Command injection allows arbitrary code execution via malicious tag files (CVE-2026-41411) 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.

References

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