CVE-2025-29768CWE-88

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

Medium · published March 13, 2025

CVSS v3.1
4.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00394 · 32.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-88 · Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
Published
2025-03-13T17:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 MAR 17:04Z
    Vim vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files
    cvelistv5