VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-28418
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.22%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 13th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-125
- Affected
- vim/vim
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f6a7f469a9c0d09e84cd6cbPatch
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0074Release Notes
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-h4mf-vg97-hj8jPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.