RHSA-2026:99166: Important: vim security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published Nov 11, 2026
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Updated

Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.Security Fix(es): vim: Vimscript injection via unescaped filename in netrw s:NetrwMarkFile() filter() expression allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-43961) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): vim writes file in place even though creating a backup is possible [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:RHEL-282858) 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.

Affected Software

34 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/vim<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-common<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-common-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-debugsource<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-enhanced<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-enhanced-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-filesystem<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-minimal<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-minimal-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-common<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-common-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-debugsource<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-enhanced<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-enhanced-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-minimal<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-minimal-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-common<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-common-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-debugsource<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-enhanced<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-enhanced-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-minimal<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-minimal-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8
8.2.2637-44.el9_8
redhat/vim-common<8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
redhat/vim-common-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
redhat/vim-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
redhat/vim-debugsource<8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
redhat/vim-enhanced<8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
redhat/vim-enhanced-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
redhat/vim-minimal<8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
redhat/vim-minimal-debuginfo<8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-common to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-common-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-enhanced to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-enhanced-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-filesystem to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-minimal to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-minimal-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-common to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-common-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-enhanced to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-enhanced-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-minimal to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/vim-minimal-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2637-44.el9_8.aa

Event History

Nov 11, 2026
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software

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