CVE-2026-35177

Published Apr 6, 2026

Last updated 9 days ago

Overview

Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0280, a path traversal bypass in Vim's zip.vim plugin allows overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted zip archives, circumventing the previous fix for CVE-2025-53906. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0280.
Source
security-advisories@github.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
vim

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
7.1
Impact score
5.2
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

security-advisories@github.com
CWE-22

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.