CVE-2023-5535
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.5%
44.2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-416
Published 2023-10-11 · modified 2026-09-17
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2023-10-11 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-17 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to v9.0.2010.
Affected
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/41e6f7d6ba67b61d911f9b1d76325cd79224753d
- exploit https://huntr.dev/bounties/2c2d85a7-1171-4014-bf7f-a2451745861f
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VDDWD25AZIHBAA44HQT75OWLQ5UMDKU3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VGTVLUV7UCXXCZAIQIUCLG6JXAVYT3HE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XPT7NMYJRLBPIALGSE24UWTY6F774GZW/
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/41e6f7d6ba67b61d911f9b1d76325cd79224753d
- exploit https://huntr.dev/bounties/2c2d85a7-1171-4014-bf7f-a2451745861f
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VDDWD25AZIHBAA44HQT75OWLQ5UMDKU3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VGTVLUV7UCXXCZAIQIUCLG6JXAVYT3HE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XPT7NMYJRLBPIALGSE24UWTY6F774GZW/