CVE-2022-1620: vim vim/vim

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
vim	vim/vim	affected unspecified to before 8.2.4901 custom

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

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

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.016, the 75th 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 8 May 2022. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2022-1620
NVD: CVE-2022-1620

References from the CNA

huntr.dev/bounties/7a4c59f3-fcc0-4496-995d-5ca6acd2da51
github.com/vim/vim/commit/8e4b76da1d7e987d43ca960dfbc372d1c617466f
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6BY5P7ERZS7KXSBCGFCOXLMLGWUUJIH/ vendor-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUN33257RUM4RS2I4GZETKFSAXPETATG/ vendor-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/ vendor-advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 vendor-advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 mailing-list
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 mailing-list
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 vendor-advisory

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