CVE-2025-29768
published 2025-03-13CVE-2025-29768: 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…
PriorityP418medium4.4CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCLILAN
EPSS
0.34%
26.7th percentile
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.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | vim | < vim 2:9.1.1230-1 (forky) | vim 2:9.1.1230-1 (forky) |
| msrc | azl3_vim_9.1.1164-1_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_vim_9.1.1198-1_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_vim_9.1.0791-4_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_vim_9.1.1198-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| vim | vim | < 9.1.1198 | 9.1.1198 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.1.1230-1 | 2:9.1.1230-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.1.1230-1 | 2:9.1.1230-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
osv4.4MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.4MEDIUM
vendor_msrc4.4MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.4MEDIUM
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Red Hat
vim: Vim vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files
vendor_redhat·2025-03-13·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2025-29768 [MEDIUM] CWE-88 vim: Vim vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files
vim: Vim vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files
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.
A flaw was found in Vim's zip.vim plugin. This vulnerability allows potential data loss via specially crafted zip files when a user views the archive in Vim and presses 'x' on an unusual filename.
Mitigation: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to
Microsoft
Vim vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files
vendor_msrc·2025-03-11·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2025-29768 [MEDIUM] CWE-88 Vim vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files
Vim vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
GitHub_M: GitHub_M
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Rel
Debian
CVE-2025-29768: vim - Vim, a text editor, is vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and specia...
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2025-29768 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-29768: vim - Vim, a text editor, is vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and specia...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:9.1.1230-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:9.1.1230-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:9.1.1230-1)
OSV
CVE-2025-29768: Vim, a text editor, is vulnerable to potential data loss with zip
osv·2025-03-13·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2025-29768 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-29768: Vim, a text editor, is vulnerable to potential data loss with zip
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.
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No public exploits indexed.
2025-03-13
Published