Use After Free in vim/vim
Published Jun 2, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.41%
Description
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
Affected products
-
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<8.2
- Version
Configuration 2
- 9.0
- 10.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
vim
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
vim
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
vim
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
vim
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
vim
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | vim | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | vim | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | vim | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | vim | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | vim | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
Untrusted vim scripts with -s [scriptin] are not recommended to run.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.41% (0.01413) | 71.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.41% (0.01410) | 69.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00095) | 24.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 43.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 41.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 39.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 37.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 31.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 27.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 21.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 4.71% (0.04713) | 88.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 9, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 21, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 21, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 33.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 25.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1968 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2094695 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/409510c588b1eec1ae33511ae97a21eb8e110895 PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/949090e5-f4ea-4edf-bd79-cd98f0498a5b ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00014.html mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1968
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1968
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