CVE-2026-35177 (GCVE-0-2026-35177)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-06 17:54 – Updated: 2026-04-07 14:05
VLAI
Title
Path traversal issue with zip.vim in Vim
Summary
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0280, a path traversal bypass in Vim's zip.vim plugin allows overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted zip archives, circumventing the previous fix for CVE-2025-53906. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0280.
Severity
4.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-07 14:05 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
vim vim Affected: < 9.2.0280
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