Out-of-bounds Read Affecting vim/vim package, versions [9.2.0320,9.2.0679)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VIMVIM-17660745
  • published28 Jun 2026
  • disclosed25 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-57454  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade vim/vim to version 9.2.0679 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read through the processing of crafted undo or swap files containing virtual-text properties with offsets and lengths that reference memory outside the intended bounds. An attacker can cause the application to crash or disclose adjacent heap memory by supplying a specially crafted file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1