Vim
CVE-2026-28418
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from GitHub Advisory.
CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionGitHub Advisory
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.
AnalysisAI
Vim versions prior to 9.2.0074 contain a heap buffer overflow in the Emacs-style tags file parser that allows reading up to 7 bytes of out-of-bounds memory when processing malformed tags files. A local attacker can trigger this vulnerability through a crafted tags file to leak sensitive information from the application's memory. The vulnerability has been patched in version 9.2.0074 and later.
Technical ContextAI
Classified as CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow). Affects Vim. 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.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available — apply it immediately. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, and stack canaries where possible.
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0765. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vuln
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4440. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this
{expr} payload embedded in a modeline to be evaluated even when the protective 'modelineexpr' setting is off (the defaul
getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via th
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploita
Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1847. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability i
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1873. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerab
Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1846. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vuln
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1840. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1857. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no
Untrusted Search Path in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1833. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability
Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1532. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vuln
Same weakness CWE-122 – Heap-based Buffer Overflow
View allSame technique Buffer Overflow
View allVendor StatusVendor
SUSE
Severity: Medium| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-Azure | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-GCE | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-GDC | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-Azure | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-GCE | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-GDC | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-Azure | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-GCE | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-Azure | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-GCE | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-Azure | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-GCE | Fixed |
| SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-GDC | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | Fixed |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | Fixed |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | Fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | Fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | Fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | Fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | Fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 | Fixed |
| SLES-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun | Fixed |
| SLES-CHOST-BYOS-Azure | Fixed |
| SLES-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 | Fixed |
| SLES-CHOST-BYOS-GCE | Fixed |
| SLES-CHOST-BYOS-GDC | Fixed |
| SLES-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.1 | Fixed |
| bci/dotnet-aspnet:5.0 bci/dotnet-runtime:5.0 bci/dotnet-sdk:5.0 kiwi-templates-Minimal kiwi-templates-Minimal-Cloud-sap kiwi-templates-Minimal-MS-HyperV-sap kiwi-templates-Minimal-VMware-sap kiwi-templates-Minimal-kvm-and-xen-sap ses/7.1/ceph/haproxy suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/server suse/multi-linux-manager/5.1/x86_64/server suse/multi-linux-manager/5.2/x86_64/server suse/sle-micro/5.0/toolbox suse/sle-micro/5.1/toolbox suse/sle-micro/5.2/toolbox suse/sle-micro/5.3/toolbox suse/sle-micro/5.4/toolbox suse/sle-micro/5.5/toolbox suse/sles/15.2/virt-launcher:0.38.1 suse/sles/15.3/virt-launcher:0.45.0 suse/sles/15.4/virt-launcher:0.49.0 suse/sles/16.0/toolbox | Fixed |
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