Vim before 9.2.0272 allows code execution that happens immediately upon opening a crafted file in the default configuration, because %{expr} injection occurs with tabpanel lacking P_MLE.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-34714 is rated Low Risk (38.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-31 | — | 0.02% | — |
Full EPSS history (1 record total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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2.5 | 6.0 | [email protected] |
| 8.6 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 6.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2026-34714: 1 source package rows (vim); 334 state rows across 7 repos (3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, 3.23-main, edge-community, edge-main); fixed 2, open 332. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-34714 |
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2026-34714 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (vim), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-34714 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-34714 |
suse
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high | CVE-2026-34714 severity important: SUSE including 38 source package names (13.2-9.95:vim-9.2.0280-slfo.1.1_1.1, 13.2-9.95:vim-data-common-9.2.0280-slfo.1.1_1.1, …), 135 product×package rows across 40 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/toolbox, … (40 product lines)): Fixed 87, First Fixed 48. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-34714/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2026-34714 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vim), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 7, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-34714 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/664701eb7576edb7c7c7d9f2d600815ec1f43459 | Patch |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0272 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-2gmj-rpqf-pxvh | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/30/3 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/02/4 | Issue Tracking Mailing List |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/02/5 | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/03/6 |