CVE-2026-43961

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 5.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-16.

Red Hat severity

Important. 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.

Published

2026-08-19 14:06Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-16 17:42Z13 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-05-04

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

488766d0aa530ad5d6be9d0752bab8fee57e629b195cb6d0396564e5f05a7f8b

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:57614https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57614vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43961vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2460434https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460434issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-66hr-7p6x-x5j3
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/14/7