{"id":"CVE-2026-73071","title":"Vim is an open source, command line text editor","summary":"Vim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.2.0511 until 9.2.0844, json_decode_item() in src/json.c can retain a stale pointer after json_decode_string() invokes channel_fill() to refill and free the current buffer, causing t…","severity":"low","cvss":3.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-416"],"published":"2026-08-11","updated":"2026-09-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-09T20:44:04.357","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73071","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f8126294a526aa80c5123eb3079e325daee9ec75","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0844","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-69ch-22ch-r887","label":"security-advisories@github.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.0011,"epssPercentile":0.01417,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-09T21:22:45.527Z","slug":"CVE-2026-73071","body":"## Overview\n\nVim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.2.0511 until 9.2.0844, json_decode_item() in src/json.c can retain a stale pointer after json_decode_string() invokes channel_fill() to refill and free the current buffer, causing the error path to read freed memory instead of reader->js_buf + reader->js_used when an invalid JSON string spans buffers. This issue is fixed in version 9.2.0844.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":18,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":18.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}