Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-4141 is a high-severity memory corruption flaw in Vim 9.0.0946 and earlier. It requires local access and user interaction, but successful exploitation could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Business urgency is highest where Vim is installed on developer workstations, administrator jump hosts, CI images, or servers used to edit untrusted files.
Executive priority
Treat this as a patching priority for systems where Vim is commonly used by technical staff or administrators. It is not identified as actively exploited in the provided sources, but the impact rating is high and updates are available from upstream and vendors.
Technical view
The source bundle describes a heap-based buffer overflow in vim/vim, mapped to CWE-122. CVSS is 7.3 with AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R and high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Upstream fixed the issue in commit cc762a48d42b579fb7bdec2c614636b830342dd5; multiple Linux distributions issued security updates.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely wherever Vim 9.0.0946 or earlier remains installed. The bundle does not provide CPEs or a complete package matrix, so teams should verify operating-system package status across endpoints, servers, containers, base images, and administrative environments.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not cite active exploitation, and KEV is false. Exploitation is local and requires user interaction, which lowers broad internet-facing risk but still matters for workstations and privileged editing environments handling untrusted content.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports a heap overflow in Vim with local, user-assisted exploitation requirements. The public bundle names upstream fix and downstream advisories, but does not include CPEs, a full affected-version matrix, or proof of active exploitation. Avoid extrapolating beyond Vim 9.0.0946 and earlier without vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Update Vim using upstream or supported distribution security packages.
- Prioritize developer, administrator, CI, and server base-image environments.
- Follow Fedora, Gentoo, Debian, or other vendor advisories for package-specific fixes.
- Reduce use of vulnerable Vim builds with untrusted files until patched.
- Check vendor guidance if package fix status is unclear.
Validation and detection
- Inventory installed Vim versions and identify 9.0.0946 or earlier.
- Confirm patched packages include the upstream fixing commit or vendor security update.
- Check containers and golden images, not only live hosts.
- Review distribution advisory status for each supported operating system.
- Document exceptions where legacy systems cannot be updated promptly.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.35.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.3HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/20ece512-c600-45ac-8a84-d0931e05541fCVE reference
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cc762a48d42b579fb7bdec2c614636b830342dd5CVE reference
- FEDORA-2022-1e14f3ae45CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-fc4c513d06CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202305-16CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230612 [SECURITY] [DLA 3453-1] vim security updateCVE reference · mailing-list
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.htmlCVE reference
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Heap-based Buffer Overflow represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.