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CVE-2022-2580: 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 9.0.0102.

Affected products

• vim/vim: before 9.0.0102 — fixed in 9.0.0102

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: vim/vim 9.0.0102. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/1e56bda9048a9625bce6e660938c834c5c15b07d
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/c5f2f1d4-0441-4881-b19c-055acaa16249
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/1e56bda9048a9625bce6e660938c834c5c15b07d
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/c5f2f1d4-0441-4881-b19c-055acaa16249

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