vim up to 9.1.1197 ZIP File argument injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in vim up to 9.1.1197. The affected element is an unknown function of the component ZIP File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in argument injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-29768. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in vim up to 9.1.1197. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component ZIP File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a argument injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-88. 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-29768 since 03/11/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232826 (Fedora 41 : vim (2025-7b21a14892)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 9.1.1198 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f209dcd3defb95bae21b2740910e6aa7bb940531 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232826). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Word Processing Software

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• vim

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• 9.1.1197

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/vim/vim/

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