# CVE-2022-4293: Floating Point Comparison with Incorrect Operator in vim/vim

> An incorrect floating-point comparison operator in Vim may lead to unexpected behavior or logic errors, requiring an upgrade to the latest version.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 14 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2022-4293, BELL-CVE-2022-4293, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4293, GHSA-3h9w-jf77-pw27, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4293

## What is CVE-2022-4293?

CVE-2022-4293 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vim Vim, published on 5 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Floating Point Comparison with Incorrect Operator in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0804.

Weakness: CWE-697 (Incorrect Comparison), CWE-1077 (Floating Point Comparison with Incorrect Operator)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4293?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vim Vim.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4293?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2022-4293 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4293 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vim Vim

- [CVE-2020-20703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20703/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-6349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6349/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-6350](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6350/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5953/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2008-3075](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3075/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4293 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4293 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vim Vim, published on 5 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4293 exists.

Affected product: Vim Vim. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4293/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4293/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4293
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4293
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4293

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4293/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.