CVE-2026-28418

Published Feb 27, 2026

Last updated 2 days ago

Overview

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.
Source
security-advisories@github.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
vim

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
5.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

security-advisories@github.com
CWE-122

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations