CVE-2022-47024

A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in function gui_x11_create_blank_mouse in gui_x11.c in vim 8.1.2269 thru 9.0.0339 allows attackers to cause denial of service or other unspecified impacts.

Published: 2023-01-20 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-47024 is rated Low Risk (37.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-47024

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.26% +0.21%
2 2026-06-10 0.05% 0.05% -0.00%
3 2026-05-23 0.05%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-47024

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-47024

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-47024

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2022-47024: 1 source package rows (vim); 96 state rows across 6 repos (3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 6, open 90. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-47024
debian unimportant CVE-2022-47024 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (vim), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-47024
gentoo low CVE-2022-47024: 1 GLSA(s) (202305-16), 3 atom(s) (app-editors/gvim, app-editors/vim, app-editors/vim-core); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-47024
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-47024
suse low CVE-2022-47024 severity low: SUSE including 11 source package names (gvim, vim, …), 139 product×package rows across 35 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (35 product lines)): Known Not Affected 133, Fixed 5, Will Not Fix 1. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-47024/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-47024 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vim), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 7. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-47024

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-47024

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vim vim >= 8.1.2269, <= 9.0.0339 cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-47024

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