CVE catalog

CVE-2025-27423

vim: CVE-2025-27423

Severity: Medium · CVSS 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Published: Mar 2, 2025, 11:00:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 22.47% · Oct 25, 2026

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Vim is distributed with the tar.vim plugin, that allows easy editing and viewing of (compressed or uncompressed) tar files. Starting with 9.1.0858, the tar.vim plugin uses the ":read" ex command line to append below the cursor position, however the is not sanitized and is taken literally from the tar archive. This allows to execute shell commands via special crafted tar archives. Whether this really happens, depends on the shell being used ('shell' option, which is set using $SHELL). The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.1164

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	vim	sid	`2:9.2.0858-1`	fixed
Debian	vim	forky	`2:9.2.0858-1`	fixed
Debian	vim	trixie	`2:9.1.1230-2`	fixed
Debian	vim	bookworm	`2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2`	not affected
Alpine	vim	3.22	`9.1.1164-r0`	fixed
Alpine	vim	3.23	`9.1.1164-r0`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	vim	source	sid	`2:9.1.1230-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1099610]
Debian	vim	source	forky	`2:9.1.1230-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1099610]
Debian	vim	source	trixie	`2:9.1.1230-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1099610]
Debian	vim	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	[1099610]
Alpine	vim	apk	3.22	`9.1.1164-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2025-27423	Not reported
Alpine	vim	apk	3.23	`9.1.1164-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2025-27423	Not reported

[Debian bug #1099610]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[vim]Not affected
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-athena]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-common]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-doc]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-gtk3]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-gui-common]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-motif]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-nox]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-runtime]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-tiny]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[xxd]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[vim]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-athena]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-common]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-doc]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-gtk3]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-gui-common]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-motif]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-nox]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-runtime]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.1230-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13

Next results

Observed: Oct 24, 2026, 11:35:17 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]