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Vim < 9.2.0075 Heap-based Buffer Underflow (GHSA-xcc8-r6c5-hvwv)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 301248

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of Vim installed on the remote host is prior to 9.2.0075. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the GHSA-xcc8-r6c5-hvwv advisory.

 - Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0075, a heap-based buffer underflow exists in Vim's Emacs-style tags file parsing logic. When processing a malformed tags file where a delimiter appears at the start of a line, Vim attempts to read memory immediately preceding the allocated buffer. Version 9.2.0075 fixes the issue. (CVE-2026-28419)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Vim version 9.2.0075 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b319af4c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 301248

File Name: vim_9_2_0075.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/6/2026

Updated: 3/6/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-28419

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vim:vim

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Vim

Patch Publication Date: 2/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-28419

IAVA: 2026-A-0195