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CVE-2001-0408
vim (aka gvim) processes VIM control codes that are embedded in a file, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands when…
Medium5.1EPSS 1.7%
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- mitre
Description
vim (aka gvim) processes VIM control codes that are embedded in a file, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands when another user opens a file containing malicious VIM control codes.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- CSSA-2001-014.0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_transferred
- vim-elevate-privileges(6259) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2001:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20010329 Immunix OS Security update for vim (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2510 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDKSA-2001:035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2001:12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .