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CVE-2023-0049
Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim
High7.3Public exploitEPSS 0.58%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- @huntrdev
Description
Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1143.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
Published
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| @huntrdevCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 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)
- 0.58% · top 52% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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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 (8)
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e6f325c-ba54-4bf0-b050-dca048fd3fd9 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7b17eb4b063a234376c1ec909ee293e42cff290c (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- FEDORA-2023-0f6a9433cf (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2023-208f2107d5 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213670 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 20230327 APPLE-SA-2023-03-27-3 macOS Ventura 13.3 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- GLSA-202305-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0005/ (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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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2023-0049)Record last updated .