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High RLSA-2026:98119 1 CVE

Important: vim security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published Nov 12, 2026 · Updated Nov 12, 2026

Ecosystem: Rocky Linux

Summary

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-8.10.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-282852)

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.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 vim 2:8.0.1763-34.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.8
    CVE-2026-43961

    Vim: vimscript injection via unescaped filename in netrw s:netrwmarkfile() filter() expression allows arbitrary code execution

    A flaw was found in Vim's netrw plugin. A crafted filename containing quote characters and expression fragments can break out of the quoted context during mark/unmark operations, allowing arbitrary Vimscript execution. This can be leveraged to run shell comma…

    Red Hat vim Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Linux Debian Ubuntu Alpine

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460434
  • advisory
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98119