CVE-2023-48706

mediumpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.54% (45th) EPSS
CVSS 4.7 · medium
Is it mine?
38 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

Vim is a UNIX editor that, prior to version 9.0.2121, has a heap-use-after-free vulnerability. When executing a `:s` command for the very first time and using a sub-replace-special atom inside the substitution part, it is possible that the recursive `:s` call causes free-ing of memory which may later then be accessed by the initial `:s` command. The user must intentionally execute the payload and the whole process is a bit tricky to do since it seems to work only reliably for the very first :s command. It may also cause a crash of Vim. Version 9.0.2121 contains a fix for this issue.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedphoenix_contact_psirt

    Update to the latest 2024.0.6 LTS Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.7
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.6–4.7

v3.14.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1 · impact 3.6
v3.13.6lowAV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.13.6lowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.13.6lowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Lsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 1 · impact 2.5
v3.13.6lowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Lsecondary · Phoenix Contact PSIRT DE
v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-416USCWE-416USCWE-416US
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affected products (38)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 38
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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • VDE-2024-073Phoenix Contact: Multiple Vulnerabilities in PLCnext Firmware2024-12-09csaf · phoenix_contact_psirtDE

    Multiple Linux component vulnerabilities fixed in latest PLCnext Firmware release 2024.0.6 LTS

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-2997vim: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-11-22csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in vim ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundnvdphoenix_contact_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2023-11-22modified 2026-09-17
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references (22)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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