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CVE-2022-1621Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in vim/vim
- 7.3HighCVSS base score
- 2.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 16% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4919. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution
Timeline
ID reserved
By @huntrdev
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| @huntrdevCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.3.
Affected products
References
References10
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/520ce714-bfd2-4646-9458-f52cd22bb2fb (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7c824682d2028432ee082703ef0ab399867a089b (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220516 [SECURITY] [DLA 3011-1] vim security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-8df66cdbef (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- GLSA-202208-32 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-5 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221124 [SECURITY] [DLA 3204-1] vim security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- GLSA-202305-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-24910 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2022-1621)Record last updated .