CVE-2025-29768
4.4
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.10%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2025-29768
To remediate CVE-2025-29768, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/vim—upgrade to 9.1.1202-r0 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2025-29768 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 9.1.1202-r0
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |