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CVE-2022-0361

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-0361 is a high-severity heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122, CWE-787) affecting Vim versions prior to 8.2, impacting various operating systems including Apple macOS and Debian Linux. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.8, can be exploited locally with user interaction, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 8.2.4215CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 12.0, < 12.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 8.2CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.4HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0157 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18799-16820Fixed in: 8.2.4281-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18800-16823Fixed in: 8.2.4233-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 8.2.4281-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 8.2.4281-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 8.2.4233-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 8.2.4233-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 vim 8.2.4281-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 8.2.4281-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 vim 8.2.4233-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 8.2.4233-1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: vim-2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.12
View patch

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2022-Feb/CVE-2022-0361

CVE-2022-0361

Feb 8, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-0361Moderate

vim: Illegal memory access when copying lines in visual mode leads to heap buffer overflow

Jan 24, 2022
microsoft2022-Jan/CVE-2022-0361Important

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

Jan 11, 2022

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / vim/vim/commit/dc5490e2cbc8c16022a23b449b48c1bd0083f366
PatchThird Party Advisory
huntr.dev / bounties/a055618c-0311-409c-a78a-99477121965b
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202208-32
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT213444
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT213488
Third Party Advisory