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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-9390

A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615.

Published Aug 24, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 25, 2025 · A security flaw has

Last checked Oct 24, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-9390. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of A security flaw has is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A security flaw has).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.28%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a vim 9.1.1615

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.

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  • vendor n/a vim 9.1.16159.1.1615

How to fix CVE-2025-9390

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-9390. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of A security flaw has is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a vim 9.1.1615 9.1.1615. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.28%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 24, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 eeef7c77436a7

  2. Aug 25, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 eeef7c77436a7

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-9390

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-9390

    30-day exploitation probability 0.28%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-28843

    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 p

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 24, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 24, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026