How severe is CVE-2025-24014?

CVE-2025-24014 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.2, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with high attack complexity, requires low privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability low.

Is CVE-2025-24014 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (17th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-24014?

CVE-2025-24014 primarily affects Vim. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-24014?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2025-24014 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-24014 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-3594.

When was CVE-2025-24014 published?

CVE-2025-24014 was published on 2025-01-20 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-24014

CVE-2025-24014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vim with a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.2. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-787.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 4.2)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (17th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-3594
Weakness: CWE-787
Affected product: Vim
Published: 2025-01-20
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. A segmentation fault was found in Vim before 9.1.1043. In silent Ex mode (-s -e), Vim typically doesn't show a screen and just operates silently in batch mode. However, it is still possible to trigger the function that handles the scrolling of a gui version of Vim by feeding some binary characters to Vim. The function that handles the scrolling however may be triggering a redraw, which will access the ScreenLines pointer, even so this variable hasn't been allocated (since there is no screen). This vulnerability is fixed in 9.1.1043.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24014?: Vim is an open source, command line text editor. A segmentation fault was found in Vim before 9.1.1043. In silent Ex mode (-s -e), Vim typically doesn't show a screen and just operates silently in batch mode. However, it is still possible to trigger the function that handles the scrolling of a gui version of Vim by feeding some binary characters to Vim. The function that handles the scrolling however may be triggering a redraw, which will access the ScreenLines pointer, even so this variable hasn't been allocated (since there is no screen). This vulnerability is fixed in 9.1.1043.
How severe is CVE-2025-24014?: CVE-2025-24014 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.2, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with high attack complexity, requires low privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability low.
Is CVE-2025-24014 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (17th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-24014?: CVE-2025-24014 primarily affects Vim. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24014?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-24014 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-24014 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-3594.
When was CVE-2025-24014 published?: CVE-2025-24014 was published on 2025-01-20 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (2)

cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_compute_node_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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