CVE-2026-28420 (GCVE-0-2026-28420)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-27 22:04 – Updated: 2026-02-27 22:04
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Title
Vim has Heap-based Buffer Overflow and OOB Read in :terminal
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vim vim Affected: < 9.2.0076
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