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🛡️ CVE-2026-26269 on Debian 12 (Root.io) — rootio-vim

🟢 CVSS 2.0 — Low ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
2.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

CVE-2026-26269 in rootio-vim - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-26269 in the rootio-vim package for Root:Debian:12. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-26269 as tracked by Debian 12 (Root.io), for the package rootio-vim. The fix is available in version 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2.root.io.18; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, 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

ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-26269 is classified as CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow. An oversized write to a stack buffer overwrites saved state such as return addresses, which can redirect execution.

Affected software

ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-26269 is recorded against 1 package.

  • rootio-vim (fixed in 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2.root.io.18)

Timeline and source

Published on 9 June 2026 and last revised on 28 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2026-26269 on other distributions

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

Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 2.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-06-09
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-07-28
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
rootio-vim — 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2.root.io.18

References

N/A

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