CVE-2025-55158CWE-415

Vim double-free vulnerability during Vim9 script import operations

Medium · published August 11, 2025

CVSS v4.0
6.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. In versions from 9.1.1231 to before 9.1.1406, when processing nested tuples during Vim9 script import operations, an error during evaluation can trigger a double-free in Vim’s internal typed value (typval_T) management. Specifically, the clear_tv() function may attempt to free memory that has already been deallocated, due to improper lifetime handling in the handle_import / ex_import code paths. The vulnerability can only be triggered if a user explicitly opens and executes a specially crafted Vim script. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.1406.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00365 · 29.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-415 · Double Free
Published
2025-08-11T22:54Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 AUG 22:54Z
    Vim double-free vulnerability during Vim9 script import operations
    cvelistv5