Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.1551, a path traversal issue in Vim’s zip.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted zip archives. Impact is low because this exploit requires direct user interaction. However, successfully exploitation can lead to overwriting sensitive files or placing executable code in privileged locations, depending on the permissions of the process editing the archive. The victim must edit such a file using Vim which will reveal the filename and the file content, a careful user may suspect some strange things going on. Successful exploitation could results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Version 9.1.1551 contains a patch for the vulnerability.
CVE-2025-53906
This medium-severity CVE scores 4.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 78% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 4.1
- EG Score
- 4.1(medium)
- EPSS
- 50.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 15, 2025
Last Modified
April 1, 2026
References (5)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/586294a04179d855c3d1d4ee5ea83931963680b8
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r2fw-9cw4-mj86
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/15/2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/01/4
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r2fw-9cw4-mj86
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-53906(8)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:3462Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2.2 (ROCm)
- RHSA-2026:3461Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2.2 (CUDA)
- RHSA-2025:23080Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server Model Optimization Tools 3.2.2 (CUDA)
- RHSA-2025:23079Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2.2 (ROCm)
- RHSA-2025:23078Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2.2 (CUDA)
- RHSA-2025:22868Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Insights proxy Container Image
- RHSA-2025:21994Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: A Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
- RHSA-2025:19088Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: A Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
Patch Availability(16)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | xxd (2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9) @ noble | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9:1772160593 | 2026-02-27 | redhat |
| redhat | rhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9:1772160625 | 2026-02-27 | redhat |
| redhat | rhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9:3.2.2-1765379049 | 2025-12-10 | redhat |
| redhat | rhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9:3.2.2-1764871796 | 2025-12-10 | redhat |
| redhat | rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9:3.2.2-1765379088 | 2025-12-10 | redhat |
| redhat | insights-proxy/insights-proxy-container-rhel9:1.5.9-1765201856 | 2025-12-08 | redhat |
| redhat | discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9:2.4.0-1763656152 | 2025-11-24 | redhat |
| redhat | vim-2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7 | 2025-11-11 | redhat |
| redhat | vim-2:9.1.083-6.el10_1 | 2025-11-11 | redhat |
| redhat | insights-proxy/insights-proxy-container-rhel9:1.5.8-1762789260 | 2025-11-10 | redhat |
| redhat | discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9:2.3.0-1760554384 | 2025-10-23 | redhat |
| redhat | vim-2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.1 | 2025-10-14 | redhat |
| redhat | vim-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1 | 2025-10-13 | redhat |
| redhat | vim-2:8.0.1763-21.el8_10 | 2025-10-09 | redhat |
| redhat | vim-2:8.2.2637-20.el9_4.1 | 2025-10-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(9)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2025-539062025-08-06
Vim has path traversal issue with zip.vim and special crafted zip archives
- Red HatRHSA-2025:17644MODERATE2025-07-15
RHSA-2025:17644 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2025:17715MODERATE2025-07-15
RHSA-2025:17715 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2025:17742MODERATE2025-07-15
RHSA-2025:17742 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2025:17913MODERATE2025-07-15
RHSA-2025:17913 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2025:20066MODERATE2025-07-15
RHSA-2025:20066 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2025:20945MODERATE2025-07-15
RHSA-2025:20945 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2025:21015MODERATE2025-07-15
RHSA-2025:21015 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-7748-1MEDIUM
Vim vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 43× in last 30d)
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