PoC Index

CVE-2023-48706

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.4%

Vim is a UNIX editor that, prior to version 9.0.2121, has a heap-use-after-free vulnerability. When executing a `:s` command for the very first time and using a sub-replace-special atom inside the substitution part, it is possible that the recursive `:s` call causes free-ing of memory which may later then be accessed by the initial `:s` command. The user must intentionally execute the payload and the whole process is a bit tricky to do since it seems to work only reliably for the very first :s command. It may also cause a crash of Vim. Version 9.0.2121 contains a fix for this issue.

CVSS v3.1
4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.1
3.6 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
EPSS
0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 37th percentile
Published
2023-11-22
Updated
2026-06-23

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

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