---
id: CVE-2022-1725
title: NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim
summary: NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4959.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-476
vendor: vim
product: vim/vim
affected:
  - vim/vim >= unspecified < 8.2.4959
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-08T21:12:44.204147Z'
published: '2022-05-16'
updated: '2026-11-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-02T18:22:34.715Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1725'
references:
  - url: 'https://huntr.dev/bounties/4363cf07-233e-4d0a-a1d5-c731a400525c'
  - url: 'https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b62dc5e7825bc195efe3041d5b3a9f1528359e1c'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488'
  - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41'
    label: >-
      20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-5 Additional information for
      APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13
  - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28'
    label: 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16'
    label: GLSA-202305-16
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00523
epssPercentile: 0.44577
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.772Z'
---

## Overview

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4959.

## Affected

- `vim/vim >= unspecified < 8.2.4959`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.