TI-2025-21180 Aliases CVE-2025-29768

Vim vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files

LOW 21CWE-88Published 2025-03-13 · Updated 2025-05-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 7 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-88.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00398 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial vim (vim): 9.1.1198Red Hat: 7 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
vim	vim	before 9.1.1198	9.1.1198	Patch available	CNA

vim Vendorvim Affected before 9.1.1198 Fixed in 9.1.1198 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim::::::::	before 9.1.1198	Vulnerable	vim
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:bootstrap_os:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	NetApp
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	NetApp

cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.1.1198 Vulnerable ·vim
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NetApp

Remediation

Fix · CNA vim (vim) Fixed in 9.1.1198

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)	Affected	—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-29768
2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f209dcd3defb95bae21b2740910e6aa7bb940531

Advisory 2

TI-2022-03248 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-15103 Vim before 9.0.2142 has a stack-based buffer overflow because did_set_langmap in map.c… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-05093 Use After Free in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-04407 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-04379 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-04378 Use After Free in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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