CVE-2022-1851: 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
7.8	High	3.0	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CNA (@huntrdev)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.016, the 76th 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 25 May 2022. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

References from the CNA

huntr.dev/bounties/f8af901a-9a46-440d-942a-8f815b59394d
github.com/vim/vim/commit/78d52883e10d71f23ab72a3d8b9733b00da8c9ad
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMFHBC5OQXDPV2SDYA2JUQGVCPYASTJB/ vendor-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OZSLFIKFYU5Y2KM5EJKQNYHWRUBDQ4GJ/ vendor-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TYNK6SDCMOLQJOI3B4AOE66P2G2IH4ZM/ vendor-advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00014.html mailing-list
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
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html mailing-list
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 vendor-advisory

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