CVE-2026-28418

A flaw was found in Vim. When processing a specially crafted Emacs-style tags file, a heap-based buffer overflow out-of-bounds read vulnerability allows an attacker to trick Vim into reading up to 7 bytes beyond its allocated memory boundary. This could lead to information disclosure or potentially affect the integrity of the application.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.