TI-2022-01601 Aliases CVE-2022-1735 GHSA-cxhx-phgv-w698

Classic Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

LOW 37CWE-120Published 2022-05-17 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Classic Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4969.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01304 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed vim/vim (vim): 8.2.4969

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
vim	vim/vim	before 8.2.4969	8.2.4969	Patch available	CNA

vim/vim Vendorvim Affected before 8.2.4969 Fixed in 8.2.4969 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim::::::::	before 8.2.4969	Vulnerable	vim
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	before 13.0	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.2.4969 Vulnerable ·vim
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.0 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA vim/vim (vim) Fixed in 8.2.4969

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat Virtualization 4

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1735
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxhx-phgv-w698

References

Exploit 1

https://huntr.dev/bounties/c9f85608-ff11-48e4-933d-53d1759d44d9

Patch 1

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7ce5b2b590256ce53d6af28c1d203fb3bc1d2d97

Advisory 4

Other 1

20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13

TI-2022-03248 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-15103 Vim before 9.0.2142 has a stack-based buffer overflow because did_set_langmap in map.c… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-05093 Use After Free in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-04407 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-04379 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-04378 Use After Free in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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