7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vim is a cross-platform text editor, and a security vulnerability exists in versions prior to Vim 9.0.0221. The vulnerability stems from a mix-up in the instructions for the generate_PCALL function responsible for freeing memory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to potentially cause a crash, arbitrary code execution, etc.