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CVE-2022-2581: Out-of-bounds Read 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-125

Description

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0104.

Affected products

• vim/vim: before 9.0.0104 — fixed in 9.0.0104

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: vim/vim 9.0.0104. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f50940531dd57135fe60aa393ac9d3281f352d88
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/0bedbae2-82ae-46ae-aa68-1c28b309b60b
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f50940531dd57135fe60aa393ac9d3281f352d88
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/0bedbae2-82ae-46ae-aa68-1c28b309b60b

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