Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update
Affects Red Hat vimSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in Red Hat package updates : update Red Hat vim when convenient.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 21:17 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.1.083
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated Vim packages that fix this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:4715 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates mitigates the risk of arbitrary code execution via this vulnerability.
Description
A security vulnerability in Vim (Vi IMproved) allows arbitrary code execution via the 'helpfile' option processing. Red Hat has issued an update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to address this issue. The vulnerability is rated as having moderate security impact. Users should apply the provided update to mitigate the risk.