CVE-2022-37173: An issue in the installer of gvim 9.0.0000 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via a binary hijacking attack on C:\Program.exe

High severity · published Aug 30, 2022

CVE-2022-37173

An issue in the installer of gvim 9.0.0000 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via a binary hijacking attack on C:\Program.exe

7.8

CVSS

0.4%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

An issue in the installer of gvim 9.0.0000 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via a binary hijacking attack on C:\Program.exe.

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)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Gvim · Vim

9.0.0000 · source: NVD

Affected product

Gvim

Vim

All Gvim CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37173

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37173

Broken Link

https://github.com/ycdxsb/Vuln/tree/main/Gvim-Installer-Vuln