High severity · published May 19, 2022
CVE-2022-1785
Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4977
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4977.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
VI
Vim · Vim
before 8.2.4977 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1785
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1785
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e2bd8600b873d2cd1f9d667c28cba8b1dba18839
Exploit
https://huntr.dev/bounties/8c969cba-eef2-4943-b44a-4e3089599109
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html
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