Vim 9.2.0320 < 9.2.0679 Out-of-Bounds Read (GHSA-ww8h-47xp-hp4w)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 324730

Synopsis

A text editor installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Vim installed on the remote host is between 9.2.0320 and 9.2.0679 (exclusive). It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability.

- A crafted undo or swap file can store a virtual-text property whose offset and length point outside the line's property data. When Vim restores or displays such a line it converts the offset into a pointer and reads the virtual text without bounds checking, causing an out-of-bounds read that can crash Vim or disclose adjacent heap memory. (CVE-2026-57454)

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 9.2.0679 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 324730

File Name: vim_9_2_0679.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 7/2/2026

Updated: 7/3/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

Percentile: 51.98

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-57454

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vim:vim

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Vim

Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-57454

IAVA: 2026-A-0630

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