Vulert records 117 vulnerabilities for vim in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 117 not yet rated. Every one of them has a published fix, so the practical answer is to run a supported release and keep it patched.

How many vulnerabilities does vim have?

117 vulnerabilities are recorded for vim in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 117 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new vim vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for vim in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 15 Oct 2021. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of vim are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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Vulnerability Database · Debian · Package report

vim: vulnerability history, versions and safety

vim is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 117 vulnerabilities for it across 12 affected ranges, from Oct 2021 to Apr 2023. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

117 vulnerabilities recorded U117

0 with no fix published

Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.

0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on vim i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Every vulnerability Vulert records for this package has a fix, and the newest was recorded 29 Apr 2023. Apply the fixes listed below and you are clear.

Long-term outlook: usable, with an upgrade 117 vulnerabilities on record across 1 year, none in the last year.

What to do: Move the affected dependencies to the fixed versions listed below, then keep the package monitored so the next vulnerability reaches you. Fix it, then keep watch: Vulert alerts you when a new vulnerability affects the version you run. Monitor it with Vulert →

Vulnerabilities on record 117 over 1 year · 0 in the last year i
Latest disclosure 29 Apr 2023 i
Highest CVSS 5.5 i
With no published fix 0 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Vulert records these vulnerabilities by affected range rather than by individual release, so these are the ranges to check. Filter above to find the version you run.

Affected range	Vulnerabilities
up to 2:9.0.1378-2 (exclusive)	2
up to 2:9.0.1378-1 (exclusive)	7
up to 2:9.0.1000-1 (exclusive)	1
up to 2:9.0.0813-1 (exclusive)	5
up to 2:9.0.0626-1 (exclusive)	14
up to 2:9.0.0242-1 (exclusive)	1
up to 2:9.0.0229-1 (exclusive)	8
up to 2:9.0.0135-1 (exclusive)	44
up to 2:8.2.4793-1 (exclusive)	2
up to 2:8.2.4659-1 (exclusive)	20
up to 2:8.2.3995-1 (exclusive)	11
up to 2:8.2.3565-1 (exclusive)	2

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

2021 13
2022 94
2023 10

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 117 were recorded in the last 12 months.

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03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for vim

Vulnerability	Severity	Fixed version ↓	Disclosed ↓
Critical Stack-based Buffer Overflow in Vim Package	N/A unrated	2:9.0.0626-1	25 Sep 2022
Out-of-range Pointer Offset Vulnerability in Vim Package	N/A unrated	2:9.0.1378-2	29 Apr 2023
Critical Use After Free Vulnerability in Vim Package	N/A unrated	2:9.0.0626-1	25 Sep 2022
Critical Use After Free Vulnerability in vim Package	N/A unrated	2:8.2.3995-1	19 Nov 2021
Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in vim Package	N/A unrated	2:8.2.3995-1	19 Nov 2021

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315