๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-28420

MEDIUM 4.4

Vim has Heap-based Buffer Overflow and OOB Read in :terminal

CVSS Score
4.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0076, a heap-based buffer overflow WRITE and an out-of-bounds READ exist in Vim's terminal emulator when processing maximum combining characters from Unicode supplementary planes. Version 9.2.0076 fixes the issue.

CWE CWE-122 CWE-125
Vendor vim
Product vim
Published Feb 27, 2026
Last Updated Mar 2, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

vim / vim
< 9.2.0076

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-rvj2-jrf9-2phg github.com: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/bb6de2105b160e729c34063 github.com: https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0076 openwall.com: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/9