CVE-2022-3016

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—

7.8

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0286.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 15.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 28, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

security@huntrhttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6d24a51b94beb1991cddce221f90b455e2d50db7
security@huntrhttps://huntr.dev/bounties/260516c2-5c4a-4b7f-a01c-04b1aeeea371
security@huntrhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWOJOA7PZZAMBI5GFTL6PWHXMWSDLUXL/
security@huntrhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6d24a51b94beb1991cddce221f90b455e2d50db7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://huntr.dev/bounties/260516c2-5c4a-4b7f-a01c-04b1aeeea371
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWOJOA7PZZAMBI5GFTL6PWHXMWSDLUXL/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	xxd (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm4) @ bionic	2026-05-25	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-416Use After Free

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

2026-06-08 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-3016?

CVE-2022-3016 is a high vulnerability published on August 28, 2022. Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0286.

When was CVE-2022-3016 disclosed?

CVE-2022-3016 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 28, 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-2022-3016 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-3016 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 15.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-3016?

CVE-2022-3016 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-3016?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-3016, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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