---
id: CVE-2022-4141
title: >-
  Heap based buffer overflow in vim/vim 9.0.0946 and below by allowing an
  attacker to CTRL-W gf in the expression used in the RHS of the substitute
  command.
summary: >-
  Heap based buffer overflow in vim/vim 9.0.0946 and below by allowing an
  attacker to CTRL-W gf in the expression used in the RHS of the substitute
  command.
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-122
  - CWE-787
vendor: neovim
product: neovim
affected:
  - debian_linux = 10.0
  - debian_linux = 11.0
  - 'neovim >= 0.1.0, < 0.10.0'
  - vim <= 9.0.0946
  - fedora = 36
  - fedora = 37
patched:
  - neovim 0.10.0
published: '2022-11-25'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T15:38:26.440'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4141'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cc762a48d42b579fb7bdec2c614636b830342dd5'
    label: security@huntr.dev
  - url: 'https://huntr.dev/bounties/20ece512-c600-45ac-8a84-d0931e05541f'
    label: security@huntr.dev
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00015.html'
    label: security@huntr.dev
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AZ3JMSUCR6Y7626RDWQ2HNSUFIQOJ33G/
    label: security@huntr.dev
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V6ZNKVN4GICORTVFKVCM4MSOXCYWNHUC/
    label: security@huntr.dev
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16'
    label: security@huntr.dev
  - url: 'https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cc762a48d42b579fb7bdec2c614636b830342dd5'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://huntr.dev/bounties/20ece512-c600-45ac-8a84-d0931e05541f'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00015.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AZ3JMSUCR6Y7626RDWQ2HNSUFIQOJ33G/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V6ZNKVN4GICORTVFKVCM4MSOXCYWNHUC/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00435
epssPercentile: 0.37337
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T15:45:56.610Z'
---

## Overview

Heap based buffer overflow in vim/vim 9.0.0946 and below by allowing an attacker to CTRL-W gf in the expression used in the RHS of the substitute command.

## Affected

- `debian_linux = 10.0`
- `debian_linux = 11.0`
- `neovim >= 0.1.0, < 0.10.0`
- `vim <= 9.0.0946`
- `fedora = 36`
- `fedora = 37`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `neovim 0.10.0`