{"id":"CVE-2022-1620","title":"NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4901","summary":"NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4901. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 allows attackers to cause a denial of servi…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476","CWE-476"],"vendor":"vim","product":"vim","affected":["vim < 8.2.4901","fedora = 34","fedora = 35","fedora = 36","macos < 13.0"],"patched":["vim 8.2.4901","macos 13.0"],"published":"2022-05-08","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T22:17:15.630","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1620","references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8e4b76da1d7e987d43ca960dfbc372d1c617466f","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://huntr.dev/bounties/7a4c59f3-fcc0-4496-995d-5ca6acd2da51","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6BY5P7ERZS7KXSBCGFCOXLMLGWUUJIH/","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUN33257RUM4RS2I4GZETKFSAXPETATG/","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8e4b76da1d7e987d43ca960dfbc372d1c617466f","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://huntr.dev/bounties/7a4c59f3-fcc0-4496-995d-5ca6acd2da51","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6BY5P7ERZS7KXSBCGFCOXLMLGWUUJIH/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUN33257RUM4RS2I4GZETKFSAXPETATG/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.01593,"epssPercentile":0.74952,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T23:16:47.342Z","slug":"CVE-2022-1620","body":"## Overview\n\nNULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4901. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `vim < 8.2.4901`\n- `fedora = 34`\n- `fedora = 35`\n- `fedora = 36`\n- `macos < 13.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `vim 8.2.4901`\n- `macos 13.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}