CVE-2026-28420
Medium · 4.4CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.2%
Published
Feb 27, 2026
CISA due date
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The record
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0076, a heap-based buffer overflow WRITE and an out-of-bounds READ exist in Vim's terminal emulator when processing maximum combining characters from Unicode supplementary planes. Version 9.2.0076 fixes the issue.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mageia:9 | vim | 0 | 9.2.106-1.mga9 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | vim | 0 | 9.2.0110-150500.20.43.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | vim | 0 | 9.2.0110-150500.20.43.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | vim | 0 | 9.2.0110-150500.20.43.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | vim | 0 | 9.2.0110-150500.20.43.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 | vim | 0 | 9.2.0110-150500.20.43.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | vim | 0 | 9.2.0110-150500.20.43.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | vim | 0 | 9.2.0110-150500.20.43.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | vim | 0 | 9.2.0110-150500.20.43.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | vim | 0 | 9.2.0110-150500.20.43.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | vim | 0 | 9.2.0110-150500.20.43.1 |
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