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CVE-2022-2042: Use After Free in vim/vim

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-06-10 · updated 2026-10-08
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 11.7; from 12.0 before 12.6 — fixed in 11.7, 12.6
• vim/vim: before 8.2.5072 — fixed in 8.2.5072

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 11.7, 12.6; vim/vim 8.2.5072. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/2813f38e021c6e6581c0c88fcf107e41788bc835
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/8628b4cd-4055-4059-aed4-64f7fdc10eba
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213444
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28

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