What is CVE-2022-1735?

CVE-2022-1735 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-1735?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple macOS

CVE-2022-1735

Classic Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4969.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-05-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS
Vim
Vim Vim/vim — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

huntr.dev/bounties/c9f85608-ff11-48e4-933d-53d1759d44d9 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/vim/vim/commit/7ce5b2b590256ce53d6af28c1d203fb3bc1d2d97 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 (Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 (mailing-list)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1735?: CVE-2022-1735 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-1735?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.