CVE-2023-4781: apple macos Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighAnalyzed
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2023-4781UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4781DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4781
Published 05-09-2023Last modified 23-06-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-4781 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in apple macos. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.61%
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 6 · Related 4Timeline
- 05-09-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1873.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.8Preferred score · OSV · Alpine (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- 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
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.61%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
48%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.61% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.61%
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
Debian2 products
- vim< 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u1 | < 2:9.0.1894-1
- debian_linuxEOL10.0 | 11.0
Alpine1 product
- vim< 9.0.2073-r0 | < 9.0.1888-r0
Apple1 product
- macos< 14.1
Neovim1 product
- neovim≤ 0.9.5
Ubuntu1 product
- vim< 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20 | < 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13
6 vendors · 8 products
References
13 links- huntr.dev/bounties/c867eb0a-aa8b-4946-a621-510350673883REPORTExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
