Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Versions prior to 9.2.0077 have a heap-buffer-overflow and a segmentation fault (SEGV) exist in Vim's swap file recovery logic. Both are caused by unvalidated fields read from crafted pointer blocks within a swap file. Version 9.2.0077 fixes the issue.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-120
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threat_severity

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Description Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Versions prior to 9.2.0077 have a heap-buffer-overflow and a segmentation fault (SEGV) exist in Vim's swap file recovery logic. Both are caused by unvalidated fields read from crafted pointer blocks within a swap file. Version 9.2.0077 fixes the issue.
Title Vim has a heap-buffer-overflow and a segmentation fault
Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-28T00:15:36.679Z

Reserved: 2026-02-27T15:54:05.136Z

Link: CVE-2026-28421

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-27T22:16:25.493

Modified: 2026-02-28T01:16:05.203

Link: CVE-2026-28421

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-02-27T22:06:34Z

Links: CVE-2026-28421 - Bugzilla

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