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CVE-2022-1796: Use After Free in vim/vim

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-05-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4979.

Affected products

• vim/vim: before 8.2.4979 — fixed in 8.2.4979

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: vim/vim 8.2.4979. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/28d032cc688ccfda18c5bbcab8b50aba6e18cde5
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/f6739b58-49f9-4056-a843-bf76bbc1253e
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/28d032cc688ccfda18c5bbcab8b50aba6e18cde5
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/f6739b58-49f9-4056-a843-bf76bbc1253e
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16

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