CVE-2026-28422
vim: Vim: Integrity impact due to stack-buffer-overflow via wide terminal statusline rendering
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 28, 2026
Updated · September 1, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. A local user could exploit a stack-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the build_stl_str_hl() function by rendering a statusline with a multi-byte fill character on a very wide terminal. This could lead to an integrity impact, where data might be modified.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
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.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 2.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE-135 · Incorrect Calculation of Multi-Byte String Length