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CVE-2022-1619

CVE-2022-1619HIGH

vim vim/vim — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in vim/vim

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0254   84.8     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions       Fixed
  vim/vim  unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  May 7   Reserved by @huntrdev
  May 8   Published (CNA: @huntrdev)
  Oct 8   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-1619 (vim/vim). Public exploit reference added.
  Oct 8   RESCORED — CVE-2022-1619 (vim/vim). CVSS 6.1 → 7.8 (NVD).

CWE-122, CWE-787 · CNA: @huntrdev · CVSS v3.1 · 13 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4899. This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, modify memory, and possible remote execution

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
May 7, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by @huntrdev
May 8, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: @huntrdev)
October 8, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-1619 (vim/vim). Public exploit reference added.
October 8, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2022-1619 (vim/vim). CVSS 6.1 → 7.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
vim	vim/vim	—	unspecified	—

Weaknesses

CWE-122 · CWE-787

References (13)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ef02f16609ff0a26ffc6e20263523424980898fe [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://huntr.dev/bounties/b3200483-624e-4c76-a070-e246f62a7450 [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00022.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6BY5P7ERZS7KXSBCGFCOXLMLGWUUJIH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUN33257RUM4RS2I4GZETKFSAXPETATG/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 [Third Party Advisory]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0007/ [Third Party Advisory]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 [Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-1619 at cve.org

Vendors: vim

Weaknesses: CWE-122 · CWE-787

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-1619 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.