TI-2022-03930 Aliases CVE-2022-4292 GHSA-882g-vqhx-xpw2

Use After Free in vim/vim

HIGH 67CWE-416Published 2022-12-05 · Updated 2025-04-14

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: Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0882.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00674 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Partial vim/vim (vim): 9.0.0882Red Hat: 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
vim	vim/vim	before 9.0.0882	9.0.0882	Patch available	CNA

vim/vim Vendorvim Affected before 9.0.0882 Fixed in 9.0.0882 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim::::::::	before 9.0.0882	Vulnerable	vim
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	NetApp

cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0.0882 Vulnerable ·vim
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp

Remediation

Fix · CNA vim/vim (vim) Fixed in 9.0.0882

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)	Affected	—

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4292
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-882g-vqhx-xpw2
2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

https://huntr.dev/bounties/da3d4c47-e57a-451e-993d-9df0ed31f57b

Patch 1

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c3d27ada14acd02db357f2d16347acc22cb17e93

Advisory 3

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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