CVE-2025-29768

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

Published Mar 13, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-6366 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netapp
Netapp bootstrap Os
Netapp hci Compute Node
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netapp
Netapp bootstrap Os
Netapp hci Compute Node
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00065}

epss

{'score': 0.00093}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Vim vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files
Weaknesses CWE-88
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 2, 2025, 11:03 PM
Reserved
Mar 11, 2025, 2:23 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 13, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:05 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 13, 2025, 5:04 PM