🛡️ CVE-2025-53905 on Ubuntu — vim

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
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Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.1552, a path traversal issue in Vim’s tar.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted tar 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 9.1.1552 contains a patch for the vulnerability.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2025-53905 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package vim. The fix is available in version 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability low.

Affected software and timeline

Affected software: vim (fixed in 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9). Published on 15 July 2025 and last revised on 14 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2025-53905 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2025-07-15
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-07-14
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
vim — 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.9

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