CVE-2022-3099: vim vim – CVSS 7.8 · Watchpost

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CVE-2022-3099

HIGH 7.8CVE-2022-3099 · Published 03/09/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2022-3099 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting vim (vim).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.50%, higher than 42.8% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 9.0.0360 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
vim vim	`< 9.0.0360`	`9.0.0360`

Description

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0360.

References

vim/vim commit 35d21c6 · Patch
huntr.dev/bounties/403210c7-6cc7-4874-8934-b57f88bd4f5e · Exploit
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html · Mailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DVWBI4BVTBUMNW4NMB3WZZDQJBKIGXI3
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LLK2RMZEECKKWUQK7J46D2FQZOXFQLTC
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWOJOA7PZZAMBI5GFTL6PWHXMWSDLUXL
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html

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