CVE-2022-2288

Out-of-bounds Write in vim/vim

7.8 HighFix available

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.42%Up 0.5 points since Jul 4, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.8

Out-of-bounds Write in vim/vim

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Record: CVE-2022-2288
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-34561 7.8

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Record: EUVD-2022-34561
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9fj8-8x6q-5x7m 7.8

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Record: GHSA-9fj8-8x6q-5x7m
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.8

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Record: CVE-2022-2288
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-2288 7.8

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2022-2288
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVAZL-10060 7.8

CVE-2022-2288 affecting package vim for versions less than 9.0.0050-2

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Record: AZL-10060
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVBELL-CVE-2022-2288 7.8

CVE-2022-2288 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2022-2288
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Out-of-bounds Write in vim/vim

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Record: CVE-2022-2288
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-2288 7.8

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2288
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVMGASA-2022-0430 No score

Updated vim packages fix security vulnerability

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-2000, CVE-2022-2129, CVE-2022-2210)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-2042)

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-2124, CVE-2022-2175)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-2125, CVE-2022-2182, CVE-2022-2207)

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-2126, CVE-2022-2183, CVE-2022-2206)

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.5163. (CVE-2022-2208)

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-2231)

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0. (CVE-2022-2257, CVE-2022-2286, CVE-2022-2287, CVE-2022-2288)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0. (CVE-2022-2264, CVE-2022-2284)

Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0. (CVE-2022-2285)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0. (CVE-2022-2289)

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0. (CVE-2022-2304)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0044. (CVE-2022-2343)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0045. (CVE-2022-2344)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0046. (CVE-2022-2345)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0061. (CVE-2022-2522)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0101. (CVE-2022-2571)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0102. (CVE-2022-2580)

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0104. (CVE-2022-2581)

Undefined Behavior for Input to API in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0100. (CVE-2022-2598)

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0212. (CVE-2022-2816)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0213. (CVE-2022-2817)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0211. (CVE-2022-2819)

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0218. (CVE-2022-2845)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0220. (CVE-2022-2849)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0221. (CVE-2022-2862)

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0224. (CVE-2022-2874)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0225. (CVE-2022-2889)

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0240. (CVE-2022-2923)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0246. (CVE-2022-2946)

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0259. (CVE-2022-2980)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0260. (CVE-2022-2982)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0286. (CVE-2022-3016)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0322. (CVE-2022-3037)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0360. (CVE-2022-3099)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0389. (CVE-2022-3134)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0483. (CVE-2022-3234)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0490. (CVE-2022-3235)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0530. (CVE-2022-3256)

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0552. (CVE-2022-3278)

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0577. (CVE-2022-3296)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0579. (CVE-2022-3297)

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0598. (CVE-2022-3324)

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0614. (CVE-2022-3352)

Affected by this issue is the function qf_update_buffer of the file quickfix.c of the…

Record: MGASA-2022-0430
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12337-1 No score

gvim-9.0.0453-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the gvim-9.0.0453-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:12337-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`vim` Alpine:v3.17	before 9.0.0050-r0	9.0.0050-r0
`vim` Alpine:v3.18	before 9.0.0050-r0	9.0.0050-r0
`vim` Alpine:v3.19	before 9.0.0050-r0	9.0.0050-r0
`vim` Alpine:v3.20	before 9.0.0050-r0	9.0.0050-r0
`vim` Alpine:v3.21	before 9.0.0050-r0	9.0.0050-r0
`vim` Alpine:v3.22	before 9.0.0050-r0	9.0.0050-r0
`vim` Alpine:v3.23	before 9.0.0050-r0	9.0.0050-r0
`vim` Alpine:v3.24	before 9.0.0050-r0	9.0.0050-r0
`vim` Azure Linux:2	before 9.0.0050-2	9.0.0050-2
`vim` Debian:12	before 2:9.0.0135-1	2:9.0.0135-1

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`vim` Debian:13	before 2:9.0.0135-1	2:9.0.0135-1
`vim` Debian:14	before 2:9.0.0135-1	2:9.0.0135-1
`vim` Mageia:8 From an advisory covering 56 CVEs	before 9.0.828-1.mga8	9.0.828-1.mga8
`vim` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 84 CVEs	before 9.0.0453-2.1	9.0.0453-2.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	affected	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-2288 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Vim, published July 3, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in vim 9.0.0050-r0.

References

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