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CVE-2022-2598: Out-of-bounds Write to API in vim/vim

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2022-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Out-of-bounds Write to API in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0100.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 10.0
• vim/vim: before 9.0.0100 — fixed in 9.0.0100

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: vim/vim 9.0.0100. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4e677b9c40ccbc5f090971b31dc2fe07bf05541d
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/2f08363a-47a2-422d-a7de-ce96a89ad08e
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4e677b9c40ccbc5f090971b31dc2fe07bf05541d
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/2f08363a-47a2-422d-a7de-ce96a89ad08e
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html

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