CVE-2023-48231

LOW

Published 2023-11-16T22:59:37.681Z

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CVSS Score

V3.1

3.9

/10

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

Base Score Metrics

Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14

0.001

probability

of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25

Exploit Probability

Percentile: 0.167

Higher than 16.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

LOW

Availability

LOW

Description

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When closing a window, vim may try to access already freed window structure. Exploitation beyond crashing the application has not been shown to be viable. This issue has been addressed in commit `25aabc2b` which has been included in release version 9.0.2106. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.