[NEW] [medium] vim: Multiple vulnerabilities
A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in vim to execute arbitrary program code with user privileges, trigger a denial-of-service condition, or disclose confidential information.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in vim allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code, trigger denial of service, or disclose information.
- Who is affected
- Users of vim.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium due to the potential for local exploitation and information disclosure.
- Action
- Update vim to the latest version.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2522
Recent advisories for vim
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] vim: Multiple vulnerabilities allow code executioncert-bund · 2026-07-31
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] vim: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-31
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] vim: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-31
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] vim: Vulnerability allows denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-31
- low[UPDATE] [low] vim: Vulnerability allows file manipulationcert-bund · 2026-07-31
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] vim: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-31
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