CVE-2026-25749

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.66.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.6 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.0%, top 99% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
6.6
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.6Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.2132, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Vim's tag file resolution logic when processing the 'helpfile' option. The vulnerability is located in the get_tagfname() function in src/tag.c. When processing help file tags, Vim copies the user-controlled 'helpfile' option value into a fixed-size heap buffer of MAXPATHL + 1 bytes (typically 4097 bytes) using an unsafe STRCPY() operation without any bounds checking. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.2132.

CVSS v3
6.6
EG Score
6.6(medium)
EPSS
11.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 6, 2026

Last Modified

June 9, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 14, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

buffer overflow in helpfile option handling affects Vim < 9.1.2132 · Advisory · vim/vim · GitHub

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-5w93-4g67-mm43
github_commit

commit 0714b15940b2 (vim/vim)

Fix landed in vim/vim commit 0714b15940b2 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/0714b15940b245108e6e9d7aa2260dd849a26fa9

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-25749(20)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(29)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuvim-tiny (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm29) @ xenial2026-06-12ubuntu
redhatrhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9:17806819842026-06-10redhat
redhatrhcos-417.94.202605112123-02026-05-20redhat
redhatrhcos-415.92.202605060220-02026-05-13redhat
redhatrhcos-414.92.202605060243-02026-05-13redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-spyre-rhel9:17782445462026-05-12redhat
redhatrhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9:17782445592026-05-11redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9:17782445312026-05-11redhat
redhatrhcos-412.86.202604281506-02026-05-08redhat
redhatrhcos-416.94.202604211449-02026-04-30redhat
redhatrhui5/rhua-rhel9:17768688422026-04-23redhat
redhatinsights-proxy/insights-proxy-container-rhel9:17768689612026-04-22redhat
redhatrhcos-418.94.202604140044-02026-04-22redhat
redhatrhcos-413.92.202604080111-02026-04-16redhat
redhatrhcos-4.19.9.6.202604080618-02026-04-16redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9:17757405632026-04-09redhat
redhatvim-2:8.0.1763-15.el8_4.12026-04-07redhat
redhatvim-2:8.0.1763-19.el8_6.52026-04-07redhat
redhatvim-2:8.0.1763-20.el8_8.12026-04-07redhat
redhatvim-2:8.0.1763-13.el8_2.12026-04-07redhat
redhatvim-2:8.2.2637-20.el9_2.12026-04-06redhat
redhatvim-2:7.4.629-8.el7_9.12026-04-06redhat
redhatvim-2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.42026-04-06redhat
redhatvim-2:8.2.2637-20.el9_4.22026-04-02redhat
redhatvim-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6.22026-04-02redhat
redhatvim-2:9.1.083-5.el10_0.22026-04-02redhat
redhatvim-2:8.2.2637-23.el9_7.12026-03-24redhat
redhatvim-2:9.1.083-6.el10_1.12026-03-17redhat
redhatvim-2:8.0.1763-22.el8_102026-03-12redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-25749?
CVE-2026-25749 is a medium vulnerability published on February 6, 2026. Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.2132, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Vim's tag file resolution logic when processing the 'helpfile' option. The vulnerability is located in the get_tagfname() function in src/tag.c. When processing help file tags,…
When was CVE-2026-25749 disclosed?
CVE-2026-25749 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 6, 2026, with the most recent update on June 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-25749 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-25749 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 11.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-25749?
CVE-2026-25749 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-25749?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-25749, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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