Medium severity · published Aug 24, 2025
CVE-2025-9390
A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. Upgrading to version 9.1.1616 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VI
Vim · Vim
9.1.1459 before 9.1.1616 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9390
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9390
Exploit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JLnqrdcGsjUhbYzIEweXIGZyETjHlKtX/view?usp=sharing
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0
Exploit
https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17944
Exploit
https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/17947
Release Notes
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.1.1616
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321223
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