CVE-2025-53905
Vim has path traversial issue with tar.vim and special crafted tar files
02 Description
Vim has path traversial issue with tar.vim and special crafted tar files
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 24.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-07-15 20:48Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-04 21:12Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-07-11
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 832b7dc8e1b82b2935ccd71c48a9346cd1524833da5db85f6adc2f17da18208d
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- vim-X11 Fixed in 2:8.0.1763-21.el8_10
- vim-common Fixed in 2:8.0.1763-21.el8_10
- vim-enhanced Fixed in 2:8.0.1763-21.el8_10
- vim-filesystem Fixed in 2:8.0.1763-21.el8_10
- vim-minimal Fixed in 2:8.0.1763-21.el8_10
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- vim-X11 Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7
- vim-common Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7
- vim-enhanced Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7
- vim-filesystem Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7
- vim-minimal Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 10
- vim-X11 Fixed in 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
- vim-common Fixed in 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
- vim-data Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.1
- Affected before 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
- vim-enhanced Fixed in 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
- vim-filesystem Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.1
- Affected before 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
- vim-minimal Fixed in 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
- xxd Fixed in 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- vim-X11 Fixed in 2:8.0.1763-21.el8_10
- vim-common Fixed in 2:8.0.1763-21.el8_10
- vim-enhanced Fixed in 2:8.0.1763-21.el8_10
- vim-filesystem Fixed in 2:8.0.1763-21.el8_10
- vim-minimal Fixed in 2:8.0.1763-21.el8_10
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- vim-X11 Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7
- vim-common Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7
- vim-enhanced Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7
- vim-filesystem Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7
- vim-minimal Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.1
- Affected before 2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 10
- vim-X11 Fixed in 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
- vim-common Fixed in 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
- vim-data Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.1
- Affected before 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
- vim-enhanced Fixed in 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
- vim-filesystem Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.1
- Affected before 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
- vim-minimal Fixed in 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
- xxd Fixed in 2:9.1.083-6.el10_1
Derived from AlmaLinux 10. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 10 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- vim No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vim No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vim Fixed in 2:9.1.1829-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- vim No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- vim Fixed in 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- vim No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- vim No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- vim No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- vim No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.