CVE-2026-73071 PUBLISHED

Vim: Use-after-free in JSON Decoding

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 10.08.2026 Published: 11.08.2026 Updated: 11.08.2026

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 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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS Score: 3.3

Product Status

Vendor vim
Product vim
Versions
  • Version >= 9.2.0511, < 9.2.0844 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-416: Use After Free CWE