CVE intelligence

CVE-2025-29768

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Mar 13, 2025Sources checked Sep 30, 2026

4.4MEDIUMCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2025-29768 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.4. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

What to do next

Remediation and response

Microsoft Security Response Center guidance

CBL-Mariner Releases

Vendor-listed releases

9.1.1198-1

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS0.4%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2025-29768?

Vim, a text editor, is vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files in versions prior to 9.1.1198. The impact is medium because a user must be made to view such an archive with Vim and then press 'x' on such a strange filename. The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.1198.