zip.vim

Vim’s zip.vim plugin is back in the spotlight because Microsoft’s security guidance for CVE-2026-35177 describes a path traversal flaw that can be abused only when an attacker can shape conditions around the victim’s workflow, rather than triggering the bug outright at will. That distinction...

The Vim editor contains a path‑traversal flaw in its zip.vim plugin (CVE‑2025‑53906) that can let a specially crafted ZIP archive cause Vim to write files outside the intended directory — and while Microsoft has publicly attested that Azure Linux includes the vulnerable component, that...