Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2023-4736 is a high-severity Vim issue where the editor may trust the wrong search path before version 9.0.1833. A user likely must open or interact with content in a risky context. Successful exploitation could compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the user’s system. Systems running Vim versions before 9.0.1833 are potentially exposed. Exposure may include developer workstations, servers with interactive administration, and OS-packaged Vim builds. Apple also references this CVE in a security advisory, so managed Apple fleets should verify vendor patch status. Treat as a near-term workstation and server hygiene item. It is high severity but not known from the supplied sources to be actively exploited. Prioritize developer, administrator, and Apple-managed endpoints where Vim is commonly used with external project files. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Vim to version 9.0.1833 or later.; Apply OS or distribution security updates that include the Vim fix.; For Apple-managed systems, review Apple advisory HT213984 and deploy applicable updates..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9@huntrdevVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/e1ce0995-4df4-4dec-9cd7-3136ac3e8e71CVE reference, @huntrdev
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/816fbcc262687b81fc46f82f7bbeb1453addfe0cCVE reference, @huntrdev
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984CVE reference, @huntrdev
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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