CVE-2023-2609 — NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1531.

01What is this vulnerability?

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1531.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-05-09T18:15:14.147
• Last modified: 2026-06-23T18:17:31.950

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d1ae8366aff286d41e7f5bc513cc0a1af5130aad
• huntr.dev — https://huntr.dev/bounties/1679be5a-565f-4a44-a430-836412a0b622
• lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
• github.com — https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d1ae8366aff286d41e7f5bc513cc0a1af5130aad
• huntr.dev — https://huntr.dev/bounties/1679be5a-565f-4a44-a430-836412a0b622
• lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845