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CVE-2022-2874: NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2022-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0224.

Affected products

• vim/vim: before 9.0.0224 — fixed in 9.0.0224

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: vim/vim 9.0.0224. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4875d6ab068f09df88d24d81de40dcd8d56e243d
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/95f97dfe-247d-475d-9740-b7adc71f4c79
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4875d6ab068f09df88d24d81de40dcd8d56e243d
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/95f97dfe-247d-475d-9740-b7adc71f4c79
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16

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