CVE-2026-28421

5.3 MEDIUM
Published: February 27, 2026 Modified: March 04, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/65c1a143c331c886dc28
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0077
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Product
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r2gw-2x48-jj5p
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
1th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20 CWE-122

Affected Vendors

vim

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