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CVE-2026-28421
February 27, 2026
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Versions prior to 9.2.0077 have a heap-buffer-overflow and a segmentation fault (SEGV) exist in Vim's swap file recovery logic. Both are caused by unvalidated fields read from crafted pointer blocks within a swap file. Version 9.2.0077 fixes the issue.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/vim/vim.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v9.1.1357 <v9.2.0077
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v9.2.0077
Related Resources (4)
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/65c1a143c331c886dc28
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/10
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r2gw-2x48-jj5p
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0077
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation
CWE-20
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-122
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01