CVE-2025-53906

Publication date 15 July 2025

Last updated 16 September 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

4.1 · Medium

Score breakdown

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.1551, a path traversal issue in Vim’s zip.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted zip archives. Impact is low because this exploit requires direct user interaction. However, successfully exploitation can lead to overwriting sensitive files or placing executable code in privileged locations, depending on the permissions of the process editing the archive. The victim must edit such a file using Vim which will reveal the filename and the file content, a careful user may suspect some strange things going on. Successful exploitation could results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Version 9.1.1551 contains a patch for the vulnerability.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vim 25.04 plucky
Fixed 2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4.1
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored changes too intrusive
20.04 LTS focal Ignored changes too intrusive
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored changes too intrusive
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored changes too intrusive
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored changes too intrusive

Notes

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On jammy and below, the updates are risky and may introduce regressions.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
vim

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 4.1 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L