Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-9390 · published 24 August 2025

CVE-2025-9390: Vim memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Vim · Vim

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.

1.9 CVSS 4.0 Low EPSS 0.27% · top 82.6% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflowCWE-120 · Classic buffer overflow

1.9CVSS 4.0 base score, v2 4.3

0.27%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

10References, 6 tagged exploit

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Vim Vim

References

Link	Tags
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JLnqrdcGsjUhbYzIEweXIGZyETjHlKtX/view?usp=sharing	Exploit
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0	Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17944	ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/17947	ExploitIssue Tracking
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.1.1616	Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321223	Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.321223	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.630903	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17944	ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.630903	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-9390), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.