CVE-2026-45130

Vim: Heap Buffer Overflow in spell file loading

Published May 8, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0450, a heap buffer overflow exists in read_compound() in src/spellfile.c when loading a crafted spell file (.spl) with UTF-8 encoding active. An attacker-controlled length field in the spell file's compound section overflows a 32-bit signed integer multiplication, causing a small buffer to be allocated for a write loop that runs many iterations, overflowing the heap. Because the 'spelllang' option can be set from a modeline, a text file modeline can trigger spell file loading if a malicious .spl file has been planted on the runtimepath. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0450.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8304-1 Vim vulnerabilities
History
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First Time appeared Neovim
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:neovim:neovim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Neovim
Neovim neovim
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vim
Vim vim
Vendors & Products Vim
Vim vim
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Description Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0450, a heap buffer overflow exists in read_compound() in src/spellfile.c when loading a crafted spell file (.spl) with UTF-8 encoding active. An attacker-controlled length field in the spell file's compound section overflows a 32-bit signed integer multiplication, causing a small buffer to be allocated for a write loop that runs many iterations, overflowing the heap. Because the 'spelllang' option can be set from a modeline, a text file modeline can trigger spell file loading if a malicious .spl file has been planted on the runtimepath. This issue has been patched in version 9.2.0450.
Title Vim: Heap Buffer Overflow in spell file loading
Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-190
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 14, 2026, 5:17 AM
Reserved
May 8, 2026, 8:08 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 8, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Jul 24, 2026, 8:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 8, 2026, 10:42 PM