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Low 2.2Published Feb 27, 2026
CVE-2026-28422Vim is an open source, command line text editor.
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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.
- CVSS
- 2.2 LOW (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-121
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
vim vim vim:vim | before 9.2.0078 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4e5b9e31cb7484ad156fpatch
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0078product
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-gmqx-prf2-8mwfpatch, vendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/11mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
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