---
id: CVE-2022-3016
title: Use After Free in vim/vim
summary: Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0286.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-416
vendor: vim
product: vim/vim
affected:
  - vim/vim >= unspecified < 9.0.0286
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-02T22:06:14.333616Z'
published: '2022-08-28'
updated: '2026-11-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-02T22:06:20.018Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3016'
references:
  - url: 'https://huntr.dev/bounties/260516c2-5c4a-4b7f-a01c-04b1aeeea371'
  - url: 'https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6d24a51b94beb1991cddce221f90b455e2d50db7'
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWOJOA7PZZAMBI5GFTL6PWHXMWSDLUXL/
    label: FEDORA-2022-b9edf60581
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16'
    label: GLSA-202305-16
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00534
epssPercentile: 0.4529
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.868Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Affected

- `vim/vim >= unspecified < 9.0.0286`

## Remediation

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