Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU139389

Use-after-free in Vim - #VU139389

Published: July 27, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU139389

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in JSON decoding. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack on the system.

Vim

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Vim - update to 9.2.0844