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Vim CVE-2026-28421

MEDIUM
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-02-27 security-advisories@github.com
Code Injection Vim Red Hat Suse
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory
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GitHub Advisory PRIMARY
5.3 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
5.3 MEDIUM
qualitative

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:L
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:55 vuln.today
PoC Detected
Mar 04, 2026 - 20:47 vuln.today
Public exploit code
Patch released
Mar 04, 2026 - 20:47 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Feb 27, 2026 - 22:16 nvd
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

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.

AnalysisAI

Vim versions before 9.2.0077 contain heap buffer overflow and segmentation fault vulnerabilities in swap file recovery that can be triggered by opening a specially crafted swap file, affecting users who recover sessions from untrusted sources. An attacker could exploit this to cause application crashes or potentially achieve code execution through memory corruption. …

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Risk Assessment CVSS 5.3 (MEDIUM). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to compromise the affected system.
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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
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