Is CVE-2022-1616 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-1616 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-1616?

CVE-2022-1616 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-1616?

CVE-2022-1616 has an EPSS score of 2.65% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1616?

Upgrade vim on debian 11 to 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u2 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-1616

HIGHEPSS 84th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4895. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

vimDebian

Fixed in:2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u2CVE-2022-1616

Fixed in:2:9.0.0135-1CVE-2022-1616

vimUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm5USN-5613-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm6USN-5460-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.9USN-5613-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.8USN-5613-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.9USN-5613-2

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1USN-5613-1

VimWindows application

Affected:8.2.4895Fixed in:8.2.4895Bram Moolenaar et al.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory6

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-03.