# CVE-2022-1725: NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim

Status: published. Published: 2022-05-16. Updated: 2026-11-02.

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

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- vim / vim/vim: < 8.2.4959 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: @huntrdev

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.0: 6.6 (medium); CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H; source: CNA: @huntrdev

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.52% as of 2026-11-02; percentile 44.34%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-476

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://huntr.dev/bounties/4363cf07-233e-4d0a-a1d5-c731a400525c (CNA: @huntrdev)

- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b62dc5e7825bc195efe3041d5b3a9f1528359e1c (CNA: @huntrdev)

- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 (CNA: @huntrdev)

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 (CNA: @huntrdev; mailing-list)

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 (CNA: @huntrdev; mailing-list)

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 (CNA: @huntrdev; vendor-advisory)

- https://huntr.dev/bounties/4363cf07-233e-4d0a-a1d5-c731a400525c (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b62dc5e7825bc195efe3041d5b3a9f1528359e1c (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 (ADP: CVE; mailing-list, x_transferred)

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 (ADP: CVE; mailing-list, x_transferred)

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_transferred)

## Provenance

- CNA: @huntrdev: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1725; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated 2026-11-02

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1725; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated Not reported

Revision: 8fe905ec3ef46d5500e65e7352dada4060b64639dfe220f60825df205cd0d396

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