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shim: vulnerability history, versions and safety

shim is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 15 vulnerabilities for it across 15 releases, from Jul 2023 to Aug 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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15 vulnerabilities recorded U15
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1 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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1 in the last 12 months

Most recent disclosure 10 Aug 2026.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on shim i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: one of the 15 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package has no fix yet. Plan around that one, or apply its workaround. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 15 vulnerabilities on record across 3 years, 1 in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 1 vulnerability with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 15 over 3 years · 1 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 10 Aug 2026 i
  • Highest CVSS 8.3 i
  • With no published fix 1 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for shim, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 15 of 15 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2023 2
  • 2024 12
  • 2026 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 1 of the 15 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for shim

The 5 most severe of 15 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Shim Package 8.3 high 15.8-1~deb11u1 25 Jan 2024
Critical Overflow Vulnerability in Shim Package: CVE-2022-28737 7.8 high 15.6-1~deb11u1 20 Jul 2023
Crash Vulnerability in Shim Package Due to Logging Error 5.5 medium 15.8-1~deb11u1 29 Jan 2024
Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in Shim Package Exposes Sensitive Data 5.5 medium 15.8-1~deb11u1 29 Jan 2024
Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in Shim Package Leading to Denial of Service 5.5 medium 15.8-1~deb11u1 29 Jan 2024

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About shim

Is shim safe to use?

Vulert records 15 vulnerabilities for shim in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 15 not yet rated. 1 of them has no published fix yet, so that is the one to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does shim have?

15 vulnerabilities are recorded for shim in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 15 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new shim vulnerabilities disclosed?

1 vulnerability was recorded for shim in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 20 Jul 2023. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of shim are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor shim for upcoming vulnerabilities?

Upload the manifest or SBOM for your application at vulert.com/scanner and Vulert keeps checking the shim version you actually run against new disclosures, then alerts you when one affects it. There is no installation and no source-code access required.