CVE-2021-4192: vim vim/vim

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
vim	vim/vim	affected unspecified to before 8.2 custom

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
5.5	Medium	3.0	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	CNA (@huntrdev)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.018, the 79th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 31 Dec 2021. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

References from the CNA

huntr.dev/bounties/6dd9cb2e-a940-4093-856e-59b502429f22
github.com/vim/vim/commit/4c13e5e6763c6eb36a343a2b8235ea227202e952
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1 mailing-list
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ/ vendor-advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html mailing-list
support.apple.com/kb/HT213183
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29 mailing-list
support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35 mailing-list
support.apple.com/kb/HT213343
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14 mailing-list
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 vendor-advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html mailing-list

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