---
id: CVE-2022-3296
title: Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0577.
summary: Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0577.
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-121
  - CWE-787
vendor: neovim
product: neovim
affected:
  - 'neovim >= 0.1.0, < 0.9.0'
  - vim < 9.0.0577
  - fedora = 35
  - fedora = 36
  - fedora = 37
patched:
  - neovim 0.9.0
  - vim 9.0.0577
published: '2022-09-25'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T15:39:36.800'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3296'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/96b9bf8f74af8abf1e30054f996708db7dc285be'
    label: security@huntr.dev
  - url: 'https://huntr.dev/bounties/958866b8-526a-4979-9471-39392e0c9077'
    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/96b9bf8f74af8abf1e30054f996708db7dc285be'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://huntr.dev/bounties/958866b8-526a-4979-9471-39392e0c9077'
    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
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00556
epssPercentile: 0.45245
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T15:45:56.607Z'
---

## Overview

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0577.

## Affected

- `neovim >= 0.1.0, < 0.9.0`
- `vim < 9.0.0577`
- `fedora = 35`
- `fedora = 36`
- `fedora = 37`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `neovim 0.9.0`
- `vim 9.0.0577`