CVE-2026-57451

Vim: Out-of-bounds Read in Text Property Count

Published Jun 25, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0670, get_text_props() in src/textprop.c reads a uint16 property count stored inline after a line's text and returns it as the number of 32-byte textprop_T entries that follow. The only check is a floor that guarantees room for a single entry; the count is never checked against the amount of data actually present. A line that declares a large count while carrying little data causes consumers to read far past the end of the line buffer. Such a line can be delivered through a crafted undo file, leading to a crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0670.

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First Time appeared Vim
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Vendors & Products Vim
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Metrics ssvc

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

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Description Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0670, get_text_props() in src/textprop.c reads a uint16 property count stored inline after a line's text and returns it as the number of 32-byte textprop_T entries that follow. The only check is a floor that guarantees room for a single entry; the count is never checked against the amount of data actually present. A line that declares a large count while carrying little data causes consumers to read far past the end of the line buffer. Such a line can be delivered through a crafted undo file, leading to a crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0670.
Title Vim: Out-of-bounds Read in Text Property Count
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jun 25, 2026, 4:04 PM
Reserved
Jun 24, 2026, 1:21 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 25, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Jun 26, 2026, 4:11 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 25, 2026, 3:28 PM