Use After Free in vim/vim
Priority HIGH 69CWE-416Published · Updated
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: 1 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 9.0.1840.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00509 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial vim/vim (vim): 9.0.1840Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 9.0.1840 | 9.0.1840 | Patch available | CNA |
- vim/vim Vendorvim Affected before 9.0.1840 Fixed in 9.0.1840 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:neovim:neovim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.0 to before 0.9.2 | Vulnerable | Neovim |
| cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.0.1840 | Vulnerable | vim |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 37 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 39 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 14.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:neovim:neovim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 to before 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Neovim
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0.1840 Vulnerable ·vim
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 39 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA vim/vim (vim) Fixed in 9.0.1840
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4733
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rh9-r44r-2xv6
References
Other 3
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ITRVK4FB74RZDIGTZJXOZMUW6X6F4TNF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PFE3LDFRZ7EGWA5AU7YHYL62ELBOFZWQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/I56ITJAFMFAQ2G3BMGTCGM3GS62V2DTR/
More Vim vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-4733 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4733 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2rh9-r44r-2xv6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-4733 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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