Use After Free in vim/vim
Priority LOW 35CWE-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: 3 fixed, 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 9.0.1858.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00565 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial vim/vim (vim): 9.0.1858Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix
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 9.0.1858 | 9.0.1858 | Patch available | CNA |
- vim/vim Vendorvim Affected before 9.0.1858 Fixed in 9.0.1858 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:neovim:neovim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.0 to before 0.10.0 | Vulnerable | Neovim |
| cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.0.1858 | 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:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 14.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:neovim:neovim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 to before 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·Neovim
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0.1858 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:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA vim/vim (vim) Fixed in 9.0.1858
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2025:8385 Released 2025-06-02 · Red Hat rating ModerateA Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
- Red Hat Discovery 1.14 registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-server-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9
- RHSA-2025:7440 Released 2025-05-13 · Red Hat rating Lowvim security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) vim-X11-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6, vim-common-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6, vim-enhanced-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) vim-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6, vim-filesystem-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6, vim-minimal-2:8.2.2637-22.el9_6
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 planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Discovery 1.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:8385 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:7440 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:7440 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Discovery 1.14
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4752
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pgr-2gf9-wh94
References
Advisory 4
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-2023-4752 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4752 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pgr-2gf9-wh94 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-4752 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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