---
id: CVE-2023-48231
title: Vim is an open source command line text editor
summary: >-
  Vim is an open source command line text editor. When closing a window, vim may
  try to access already freed window structure. Exploitation beyond crashing the
  application has not been shown to be viable. This issue has been addressed in
  c…
severity: low
cvss: 3.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-416
vendor: vim
product: vim
affected:
  - vim < 9.0.2106
  - fedora = 37
  - fedora = 38
  - fedora = 39
patched:
  - vim 9.0.2106
published: '2023-11-16'
updated: '2026-06-23'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48231'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00672
epssPercentile: 0.50649
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:33.926Z'
---

## Overview

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When closing a window, vim may try to access already freed window structure. Exploitation beyond crashing the application has not been shown to be viable. This issue has been addressed in commit `25aabc2b` which has been included in release version 9.0.2106. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

## Affected

- `vim < 9.0.2106`
- `fedora = 37`
- `fedora = 38`
- `fedora = 39`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `vim 9.0.2106`