[UPDATE] [medium] vim: Multiple vulnerabilities allow code execution
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in vim to execute arbitrary program code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow an attacker to execute arbitrary program code.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of vim.
- Urgency
- Remediation is important due to the potential for code execution.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of vim to address the vulnerabilities.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1548
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-439610.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-464830.55% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 44% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-43961 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-46483 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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