Vulnerability Details : CVE-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 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.
Products affected by CVE-2025-29768
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-29768
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 12 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2025-29768
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
1.8
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2.5
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GitHub, Inc. | 2025-03-13 |
CWE ids for CVE-2025-29768
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The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2025-29768
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https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f209dcd3defb95bae21b2740910e6aa7bb940531
patch 9.1.1198: [security]: potential data loss with zip.vim · vim/vim@f209dcd · GitHub
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https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-693p-m996-3rmf
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