Use After Free in vim/vim
Published Dec 5, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.67%
Description
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0882.
Affected products
-
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<9.0.0882
- Version
Configuration 2
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
vim
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
vim
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
vim
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
vim
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | vim | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | vim | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | vim | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | vim | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a Low security impact, because the "victim" has to run an untrusted file in script mode. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle & Updates Policy: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
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
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 14, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
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 | 0.67% (0.00674) | 50.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.66% (0.00655) | 46.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 54.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.58% (0.01581) | 70.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 55.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 50.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 44.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 38.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 33.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 27.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 7, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 17.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.79% (0.01787) | 76.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 13, 2023 | 1.51% (0.01512) | 73.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 71.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 6, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4292 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2151558 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c3d27ada14acd02db357f2d16347acc22cb17e93 PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/da3d4c47-e57a-451e-993d-9df0ed31f57b ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYC22GGZ6QA66HLNLHCTAJU265TT3O33/ vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4292
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0005/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4292
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4292 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2151558 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c3d27ada14acd02db357f2d16347acc22cb17e93 | PatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://huntr.dev/bounties/da3d4c47-e57a-451e-993d-9df0ed31f57b | ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYC22GGZ6QA66HLNLHCTAJU265TT3O33/ | vendor-advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4292 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 | vendor-advisory | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0005/ | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4292 |
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