CVE-2022-1796: vim Use After Free
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2022-1796UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1796DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1796
Published 19-05-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-1796 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in vim. EPSS estimates a 1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5Timeline
- 19-05-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4979.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versionsHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.6Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.6MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- NVDNIST6.6MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
66%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.14% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.14%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (huntr.dev)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Alpine1 product
- vim< 8.2.5000-r0
Debian1 product
- vim< 2:9.0.0135-1
Ubuntu1 product
- vim< 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8 | < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm8 | < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12 | < 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 | < 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
4 vendors · 5 products
