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CVE-2025-29768

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

Published: Mar 13, 2025Updated: Aug 18, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-88
NVD MITRE
4.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 73.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-88

Affected Products

РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
vimСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxАО «НППКТ»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
vimvim
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / file-utility
bootstrap osnetappHardware Firmware
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ао «нппкт»commercialRUOperating Systems
vimoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka vi, vim/vim, gvim
netappcommercialUSHardware Firmware

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Execution
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References

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f209dcd3defb95bae21b2740910e6aa7bb940531
github.com
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-693p-m996-3rmf
github.com
https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/uyazvimosti/mnozhestvennye-uyazvimosti-vim-common-cve-2025-29768-cve-2025-27423/?sphrase_id=966152
redos.red-soft.ru
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Timeline

Published
Mar 13, 2025
Last Updated
Aug 18, 2025

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