{"id":"CVE-2025-53906","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2025-53906","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T00:14:50.445Z","title":"Prior to version 9.1.1551, a path traversal issue in Vim’s zip.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted zip archives.","description":"Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.1551, a path traversal issue in Vim’s zip.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted zip archives. Impact is low because this exploit requires direct user interaction. However, successfully exploitation can lead to overwriting sensitive files or placing executable code in privileged locations, depending on the permissions of the process editing the archive. The victim must edit such a file using Vim which will reveal the filename and the file content, a careful user may suspect some strange things going on. Successful exploitation could results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Version 9.1.1551 contains a patch for the vulnerability.","published":"2025-07-15T21:15:34.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T09:39:07.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":4.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["vim/vim"],"epss":{"score":0.00871,"percentile":0.58581,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.87%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/586294a04179d855c3d1d4ee5ea83931963680b8","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r2fw-9cw4-mj86","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/15/2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/01/4","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-r2fw-9cw4-mj86","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53906","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}