{"id":"CVE-2022-3256","title":"Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0530.","summary":"Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0530.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-416","CWE-416"],"vendor":"neovim","product":"neovim","affected":["neovim >= 0.1.0, < 0.8.0","vim < 9.0.0530","fedora = 35","fedora = 36","fedora = 37","debian_linux = 10.0"],"patched":["neovim 0.8.0","vim 9.0.0530"],"published":"2022-09-22","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T15:54:01.663","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3256","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8ecfa2c56b4992c7f067b92488aa9acea5a454ad","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://huntr.dev/bounties/8336a3df-212a-4f8d-ae34-76ef1f936bb3","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.html","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QI7AETXBHPC7SGA77Q7O5IEGULWYET7/","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GTBVD4J2SKVSWK4VBN5JP5OEVK6GDS3N/","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LSSEWQLK55MCNT4Z2IIJEJYEI5HLCODI/","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16","label":"security@huntr.dev"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8ecfa2c56b4992c7f067b92488aa9acea5a454ad","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://huntr.dev/bounties/8336a3df-212a-4f8d-ae34-76ef1f936bb3","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QI7AETXBHPC7SGA77Q7O5IEGULWYET7/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GTBVD4J2SKVSWK4VBN5JP5OEVK6GDS3N/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LSSEWQLK55MCNT4Z2IIJEJYEI5HLCODI/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2022/cve-2022-3256.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3256"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2132571"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3256"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3256"}],"tags":["nvd","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00489,"epssPercentile":0.39443,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T16:47:15.805Z","slug":"CVE-2022-3256","body":"## Overview\n\nUse After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0530.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `neovim >= 0.1.0, < 0.8.0`\n- `vim < 9.0.0530`\n- `fedora = 35`\n- `fedora = 36`\n- `fedora = 37`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `neovim 0.8.0`\n- `vim 9.0.0530`\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · updated 2026-09-24 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2022/cve-2022-3256.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}