CVE-2025-9390
Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. Upgrading to version 9.1.1616 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
- CVSS 4.0
- 1.9 LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 21th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-120
- Affected
- vim/vim
- Source
- cna@vuldb.com
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JLnqrdcGsjUhbYzIEweXIGZyETjHlKtX/view?usp=sharingExploit
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0Patch
- https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17944Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/17947Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.1.1616Release Notes
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321223Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.321223Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.630903Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17944Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.630903Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.