CVE-2025-29768

low-risk
Published 2025-03-13

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.12% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.4/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Vim

Affected Vendors

Netapp Vim

References (3)

Patch https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f209dcd3defb95bae21b2740910e6aa7bb940531
Vendor Advisory https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-693p-m996-3rmf
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250502-0001/
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low