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CVE-2022-1620: vim before 8.2.4901 (exclusive); +3 more affected products

CVE-2022-1620. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.5 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.01593 (percentile 0.74952), scored 2026-10-08.

Affected technology

vim · before 8.2.4901 (exclusive)
vim

fedora · 34
fedoraproject

fedora · 35
fedoraproject

fedora · 36
fedoraproject

macos · before 13.0 (exclusive)
apple

vim/vim · unspecified to before 8.2.4901
vim

Description’s affected range: prior to 8.2.4901

Component: Not specified by the source
Function: vim_regexec_string

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

The source reports that an attacker could disrupt service. NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high.

Published 2026-10-09 03:15:29.182888+00:00

CWE: CWE-476
CCR priority: 30.4 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.01593 · percentile 0.74952 · 2026-10-08
KEV: no

Provenance

GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-09 03:17:07.463462+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-09 03:13:32.966430+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2022-1620.html