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CVE-2025-9390

5.3 · MEDIUM

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

Published Aug 24, 2025CWE-119EPSS 0.27%

Overview

CVE-2025-9390 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 24, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refdrive.google.com/file/d/1JLnqrdcGsjUhbYzIEweXIGZyETjHlKtX/view?usp=sharingGitHubgithub.com/vim/vim/commit/eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0GitHubgithub.com/vim/vim/issues/17944GitHubgithub.com/vim/vim/pull/17947GitHubgithub.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.1.1616Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.321223Refvuldb.com/?id.321223Refvuldb.com/?submit.630903GitHubgithub.com/vim/vim/issues/17944Refvuldb.com/?submit.630903

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9390?

CVE-2025-9390 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 24, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-9390?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-9390?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-9390?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-9390 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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