CVE-2022-4293: vim
CVSS: 6.8v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2022-4293UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4293DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4293
Published 05-12-2022Last modified 14-04-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-4293 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in vim. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.48%
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 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 05-12-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Floating Point Comparison with Incorrect Operator in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0804.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · OSV · Alpine (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.8MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST6.8MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.48%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
40%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.48% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.48%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (huntr.dev)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-1077Floating Point Comparison with Incorrect OperatorThe code performs a comparison such as an equality test between two float (floating point) values, but it uses comparison operators that do not account for the possibility of loss of precision.
- CWE-697Incorrect ComparisonThe product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect.
Affected systems
Alpine1 product
- vim< 9.0.0999-r0
Debian1 product
- vim< 2:9.0.0813-1
Ubuntu1 product
- vim< 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18 | < 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
4 vendors · 5 products
References
9 links- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16Vendor Advisory
