Check Point Advisories

Vim Command Injection (CVE-2025-27423)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2025-0202
Date Published:	11 May 2025
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 11 May, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2025-27423
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Vim versions 9.1.0858 to 9.1.1163
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in Vim. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands in the effected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Vim Command Injection (CVE-2025-27423) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Vim Command Injection (CVE-2025-27423)