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CVE-2022-1616
Use after free in append_command in vim/vim
High7.3EPSS 2.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- @huntrdev
Description
Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4895. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| @huntrdevCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.3.
Weakness
Affected products
References (13)
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/40f1d75f-fb2f-4281-b585-a41017f217e2 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d88934406c5375d88f8f1b65331c9f0cab68cc6c (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-e92c3ce170 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-f0db3943d9 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220516 [SECURITY] [DLA 3011-1] vim security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-8df66cdbef (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- GLSA-202208-32 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-5 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221108 [SECURITY] [DLA 3182-1] vim security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- GLSA-202305-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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