Vim < 9.1.1198 Argument Injection (GHSA-693p-m996-3rmf)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 234617

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of Vim installed on the remote host is prior to 9.1.1198. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the GHSA-693p-m996-3rmf advisory.

- 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. (CVE-2025-29768)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Vim version 9.1.1198 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 234617

File Name: vim_9_1_1198.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/18/2025

Updated: 4/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-29768

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vim:vim

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Vim

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-29768

IAVA: 2025-A-0278

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