CVE-2022-1942 HIGH

CVE-2022-1942: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

Vendor Vim
Product vim/vim
Weakness CWE-122
Published May 31, 2022
Last update November 3, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 31, 2022 CVE published
November 3, 2025 Record updated