{"id":"CVE-2026-73072","title":"Vim is an open source, command line text editor","summary":"Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0846, set_sofo() in src/spellfile.c reuses sl_sal_first[] without resetting values left by set_sal_first(), so a crafted spell file containing an SN_SAL section before an SN_S…","severity":"high","cvss":7.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-122","CWE-787"],"vendor":"vim","product":"vim","affected":["vim < 9.2.0846"],"patched":["vim 9.2.0846"],"published":"2026-08-11","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T20:09:32.680","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73072","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/05c41c922309c7a11b6ec2f124be66551c90d66a","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0846","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-9jqx-hgpr-6v64","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-73072.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73072"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514037"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73072"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73072"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66336"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66348"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66366"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68711"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67956"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70818"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71603"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72466"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72465"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73859"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73929"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73930"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73960"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73962"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73909"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73961"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73959"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74460"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74462"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74459"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74463"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74461"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74458"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74359"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82066"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82415"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82368"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82061"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82059"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82371"}],"tags":["nvd","exploit-available","csaf","vex","red-hat","cve.org"],"epss":0.00115,"epssPercentile":0.01558,"exploits":{"github":1,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-73072"],"checkedAt":"2026-10-27T19:11:10.190Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-08-13T15:17:40.993543Z"},"scores":{"nvd":7.3,"vendor":7.8,"cna":8.5},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-09T21:22:45.527Z","slug":"CVE-2026-73072","body":"## Overview\n\nVim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0846, set_sofo() in src/spellfile.c reuses sl_sal_first[] without resetting values left by set_sal_first(), so a crafted spell file containing an SN_SAL section before an SN_SOFO section causes under-counted mapping lists and attacker-influenced writes beyond a heap allocation. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0846.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `vim < 9.2.0846`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `vim 9.2.0846`\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2026:66336** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) · released 2026-09-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66336)\n- **RHSA-2026:66348** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) · released 2026-09-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66348)\n- **RHSA-2026:66366** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) · released 2026-09-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66366)\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · updated 2026-10-14 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-73072.json)\n- **RHSA-2026:68711** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68711)\n- **RHSA-2026:67956** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 · released 2026-09-16 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67956)\n- **RHSA-2026:70818** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) · released 2026-09-23 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70818)\n- **RHSA-2026:71603** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 · released 2026-09-24 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71603)\n- **RHSA-2026:72466** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72466)\n- **RHSA-2026:72465** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.4) · released 2026-09-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72465)\n- **RHSA-2026:73859** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73859)\n- **RHSA-2026:73929** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73929)\n- **RHSA-2026:73930** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73930)\n- **RHSA-2026:73960** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73960)\n- **RHSA-2026:82066** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 · released 2026-10-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82066)","depth":"midnight","depthScore":52,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":40.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":216705,"id":"CVE-2026-73072","ts":1791317837668,"field":"cvss","old":"7.8","new":"7.3"}]}