CVE-2022-2288

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-07-04. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1.4%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

An upstream fix is merged but not yet released — mitigate (WAF / firewall / segmentation) until the release ships, then apply it.

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
40
EG Risk 40/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: An upstream fix is merged but not yet in a tagged release. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high until it ships, then apply the release.
EPSS PROB
1.4%
EPSS %ILE
72nd
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

An upstream fix is merged but not yet in a tagged release. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high until it ships, then apply the release.

Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

July 3, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Oct 4, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: vim-9.0.049-1.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UXPO5EHDV6J4B27E65DOQGZFELUFPRSK/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: vim-9.0.049-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/43Y3VJPOTTY3NTREDIFUPITM2POG4ZLP/
generic

huntr - The world's first bug bounty platform for AI/ML

https://huntr.dev/bounties/a71bdcb7-4e9b-4650-ab6a-fe8e3e9852ad
github_commit

commit c6fdb15d423d (vim/vim)

Fix landed in vim/vim commit c6fdb15d423d — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c6fdb15d423df22e1776844811d082322475e48a
generic

Vim, gVim: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202305-16) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
generic

Vim, gVim: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-32) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-2288(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(10 across 10 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.17(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim—9.0.0050-r0—
Alpine:v3.18(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim—9.0.0050-r0—
Alpine:v3.19(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim—9.0.0050-r0—
Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim—9.0.0050-r0—
Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim—9.0.0050-r0—
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim—9.0.0050-r0—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim—9.0.0050-r0—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim—2:9.0.0135-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim—2:9.0.0135-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vim—2:9.0.0135-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-2288?
CVE-2022-2288 is a high vulnerability published on July 3, 2022. Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.
When was CVE-2022-2288 disclosed?
CVE-2022-2288 was first published on July 3, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-2288 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-2288 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (72nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-2288?
CVE-2022-2288 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-2288?
An upstream fix for CVE-2022-2288 has been merged but is not yet in a tagged release. Until it ships, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation, then update to the release that contains the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2022-2288 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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