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CVE-2022-1725: NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-09-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4959.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 13.0 — fixed in 13.0
• vim/vim: before 8.2.4959 — fixed in 8.2.4959

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 13.0; vim/vim 8.2.4959. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b62dc5e7825bc195efe3041d5b3a9f1528359e1c
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/4363cf07-233e-4d0a-a1d5-c731a400525c
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b62dc5e7825bc195efe3041d5b3a9f1528359e1c
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/4363cf07-233e-4d0a-a1d5-c731a400525c
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488

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