CVE-2026-28422

low

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0078, a stack-buffer-overflow occurs in `build_stl_str_hl()` when rendering a statusline with a multi-byte fill character on a very wide terminal. Version 9.2.0078 patches the issue.

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-gmqx-prf2-8mwf

https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0078

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4e5b9e31cb7484ad156f

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/11

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-02-27

Updated: 2026-03-04

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 2.2

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Severity: Low

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00005