🛡️ CVE-2022-1616
🟠 CVSS 7.8 — High ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-416 NVD
7.8
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4895. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 7.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-416
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2022-05-07
Updated 2026-06-08
Modified 2025-11-03

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
debian-linux
fedora
macos 13.0
vim 8.2.4895

References

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488

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