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TI-2026-51281 Aliases CVE-2026-73074

Vim: Heap Buffer Overflow in Text Property Handling

Priority LOW 32CWE-190Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0841, prop_add_one() in src/textprop.c uses the proplen value from get_text_props() to increment a uint16_t property count beyond 0xffff, wrapping the count to zero and copying existing text-property records into a heap allocation sized for none of them. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0841.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00098 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed vim (vim): 9.2.0841

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
vimvimbefore 9.2.08419.2.0841Patch availableCNA
  • vim Vendorvim Affected before 9.2.0841 Fixed in 9.2.0841 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.0320 to before 9.2.0841Vulnerablevim
  • cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.0320 to before 9.2.0841 Vulnerable ·vim

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA vim (vim) Fixed in 9.2.0841

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 8 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Hardened Images
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73074
  2. 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · NVD
  3. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 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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