CVE-2026-28418

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-122 CWE-125

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
vim	vim	< 9.2.0074

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f6a7f469a9c0d09e84cd6cbPatch
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0074Release Notes
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-h4mf-vg97-hj8jPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 27, 2026
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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