Is CVE-2025-9390 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-9390 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-9390?

CVE-2025-9390 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-9390?

CVE-2025-9390 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (16th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-9390?

Upgrade vim on debian unstable to 2:9.1.1829-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-9390

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. Upgrading to version 9.1.1616 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

vimDebian

Fixed in:2:9.1.1829-1CVE-2025-9390

VimWindows application

Affected:9.1.1459 9.1.1616Fixed in:9.1.1616Bram Moolenaar et al.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit4

Third-Party Advisory1

vuldb.com

Release Notes1

github.com

VDB Entry1

vuldb.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.