Is CVE-2026-59857 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-59857 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-59857?

Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 5.6, published 9 July 2026.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-59857?

A patch was published on 2026-07-09: Fix included in Vim patch 9.2.0725 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-59857 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-59857?

Check whether you run Vim at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-59857: Vim stack out-of-bounds write in spell_soundfold_sal

CVE-2026-59857 · Severity: info · CVSS 5.6 · Published 2026-07-09

Vim is a widely used open-source text editor. A vulnerability in its spell-checking feature could allow a specially crafted word or spell file to crash the application. This occurs when the editor attempts to process certain words using specific language rules, potentially leading to a loss of unsaved work or a service disruption for users relying on the editor in automated environments.

Technologies: Vim. Vendors: Vim.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-59857 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-59857 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-59857?: Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 5.6, published 9 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Vim < 9.2.0725.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-59857?: A patch was published on 2026-07-09: Fix included in Vim patch 9.2.0725 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-59857 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-59857?: Check whether you run Vim at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

An off-by-one stack-based out-of-bounds write exists in the `spell_soundfold_sal()` function within `src/spell.c`. The vulnerability occurs in the single-byte branch (used for 8-bit encodings like latin1) where result writes are guarded by `reslen < MAXWLEN`. This allows `reslen` to reach the value of `MAXWLEN`, causing the subsequent NUL-terminator assignment `res[reslen] = NUL` to write one byte past the end of the `MAXWLEN`-sized stack buffer. An attacker can trigger this by passing a boundary-length word to the `soundfold()` function or through sound-based spell suggestions when a SAL-based spell language is active. This results in stack frame corruption and a process crash. The issue is fixed in version 9.2.0725.

Affected products

Vim Vim < 9.2.0725

Timeline

2026-06-24: advisory: GitHub Security Advisory published
2026-07-09: disclosed: CVE published to NVD
2026-07-09: patched: Fix included in Vim patch 9.2.0725

References

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