🛡️ CVE-2026-28417 on BellSoft — vim

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-28417 as tracked by BellSoft, for the package vim. The fix is available in version 9.2.0078-r0; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

BELL-CVE-2026-28417 is classified as CWE-86: Improper Neutralization of Invalid Characters in Identifiers in Web Pages. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes invalid characters or byte sequences in the middle of tag names, URI schemes, and other identifiers.

Affected software

BELL-CVE-2026-28417 is recorded against 1 package.

• vim (from 9.0.1395-r0 up to 9.2.0078-r0)

Timeline and source

Published on 2 March 2026 and last revised on 6 March 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

docs.bell-sw.com (Advisory)

CVE-2026-28417 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Affected Packages

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