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CVE-2026-28418

MEDIUM

4.4

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0074, a heap-based buffer overflow out-of-bounds read exists in Vim's Emacs-style tags file parsing logic. When processing a malformed tags file, Vim can be tricked into reading up to 7 bytes beyond the allocated memory boundary. Version 9.2.0074 fixes the issue.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score4.4

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published2/27/2026

Last Modified3/3/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

vim:vim

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122CWE-125

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f6a7f469a9c0d09e84cd6cb(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0074(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-h4mf-vg97-hj8j(security-advisories@github.com)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/7(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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