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CVE-2022-2571: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2022-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0101.

Affected products

• vim/vim: before 9.0.0101 — fixed in 9.0.0101

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: vim/vim 9.0.0101. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a6f9e300161f4cb54713da22f65b261595e8e614
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/2e5a1dc4-2dfb-4e5f-8c70-e1ede21f3571
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a6f9e300161f4cb54713da22f65b261595e8e614
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/2e5a1dc4-2dfb-4e5f-8c70-e1ede21f3571

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