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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Vim vulnerabilities (USN-8541-1)

🗓️ 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Vim vulnerabilities in Ubuntu LTS releases may allow command execution or crash via PHP and C omni-completion and spell file handling.

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    Hirohito Higashi discovered that Vim incorrectly escaped class or trait names when performing PHP omni-
    completion. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trick a user into opening a specially crafted PHP
    file and executing arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and
    Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-59856)

    Hirohito Higashi discovered that Vim incorrectly handled sound-folding of certain words when using a spell
    file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Vim to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
    (CVE-2026-59857)

    It was discovered that Vim incorrectly escaped certain tags file fields when performing C omni-completion.
    An attacker could possibly use this issue to trick a user into opening a specially crafted file and
    executing arbitrary commands. (CVE-2026-59858)

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if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
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    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'vim-motif', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.18', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'vim-nox', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.18', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'vim-runtime', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.18', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'vim-tiny', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.18', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'xxd', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.18', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'vim', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.7', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'vim-common', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.7', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'vim-gtk3', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.7', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'vim-gui-common', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.7', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'vim-motif', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.7', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'vim-nox', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.7', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'vim-runtime', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.7', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'vim-tiny', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.7', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'xxd', 'pkgver': '2:9.1.2141-1ubuntu4.7', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE, 'cves': ['CVE-2026-59856', 'CVE-2026-59857', 'CVE-2026-59858']}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  var pro_required = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['ubuntu_pro'])) pro_required = package_array['ubuntu_pro'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) {
        flag++;
        if (!ubuntu_pro_detected && !pro_caveat_needed) pro_caveat_needed = pro_required;
    }
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  if (pro_caveat_needed) {
    extra += 'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to packages only \n';
    extra += 'available in Ubuntu ESM repositories. Access to these package security updates \n';
    extra += 'require an Ubuntu Pro subscription.\n\n';
  }
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'vim / vim-athena / vim-athena-py2 / vim-common / vim-gnome / etc');
}

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15 Jul 2026 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 3.17.8
CVSS 48.4
EPSS0.00169
SSVC
5