CVE-2022-2126
Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 19, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsmacOSDebian LinuxFedora
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 11.712.0 ≤ v < 12.6*
Affected range stops below 11.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/156d3911952d73b03d7420dc3540215247db0fe8
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/8d196d9b-3d10-41d2-9f70-8ef0d08c946e
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFD2A4YLBR7OIRHTL7CK6YNMEIQ264CN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U743FMJGFQ35GBPCQ6OWMVZEJPDFVEWM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
References (14)
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/156d3911952d73b03d7420dc3540215247db0fe8ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://huntr.dev/bounties/8d196d9b-3d10-41d2-9f70-8ef0d08c946eMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00014.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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