Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update
Two path traversal vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-53905 and CVE-2025-53906) have been identified in Vim, the improved vi editor, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to manipulate file paths in Vim. Red Hat has released security updates addressing these issues with a moderate severity rating. No known exploits are reported in the wild. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 versions are advised to apply the provided updates to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
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Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security has issued an advisory for two path traversal vulnerabilities in Vim (CVE-2025-53905 and CVE-2025-53906) affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants on multiple architectures including aarch64. These vulnerabilities involve improper handling of file paths within Vim, categorized under CWE-22 (Path Traversal). The advisory rates the security impact as moderate and provides updated Vim packages to remediate the issues. No CVSS score is currently available, and no exploits are known to be active in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow unauthorized path traversal via Vim, potentially enabling an attacker to access or manipulate files outside intended directories. The impact is rated moderate by Red Hat, indicating a meaningful but not critical risk. No active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Vim packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants that address these path traversal vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2025:21015) and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). Patch status is confirmed as available. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update
Description
Two path traversal vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-53905 and CVE-2025-53906) have been identified in Vim, the improved vi editor, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to manipulate file paths in Vim. Red Hat has released security updates addressing these issues with a moderate severity rating. No known exploits are reported in the wild. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 versions are advised to apply the provided updates to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security has issued an advisory for two path traversal vulnerabilities in Vim (CVE-2025-53905 and CVE-2025-53906) affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants on multiple architectures including aarch64. These vulnerabilities involve improper handling of file paths within Vim, categorized under CWE-22 (Path Traversal). The advisory rates the security impact as moderate and provides updated Vim packages to remediate the issues. No CVSS score is currently available, and no exploits are known to be active in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow unauthorized path traversal via Vim, potentially enabling an attacker to access or manipulate files outside intended directories. The impact is rated moderate by Red Hat, indicating a meaningful but not critical risk. No active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Vim packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants that address these path traversal vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2025:21015) and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). Patch status is confirmed as available. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:21015
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-53906"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4e87e29bf47b50081286
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 9:43:35 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 10:09:54 PM
Last updated: 6/3/2026, 5:01:06 AM
Views: 2
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