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CVE-2025-29768

Vim, a text editor, is vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files in versions prior to 9.1.1198.

MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.39%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Vim, a text editor, is vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files in versions prior to 9.1.1198. The impact is medium because a user must be made to view such an archive with Vim and then press 'x' on such a strange filename. The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.1198.

CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-88
Affected: vim/vim · netapp/bootstrap os
Source: security-advisories@github.com

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f209dcd3defb95bae21b2740910e6aa7bb940531Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-693p-m996-3rmfVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250502-0001/Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.