Out-of-bounds Read Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,9.2.0565)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VIMVIM-17430904
  • published23 Jun 2026
  • disclosed11 Jun 2026
  • creditandrejtomci

Introduced: 11 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-52859  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade vim/vim to version 9.2.0565 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read via the update_snapshot function. An attacker can cause a crash or read unintended memory contents by rendering specially crafted output inside a :terminal window, which manipulates the terminal screen buffer.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1