[UPDATE] [medium] vim: Multiple vulnerabilities

mediumCVE-2026-52859 CVE-2026-52858

A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in vim to execute code and cause a denial of service condition.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: vim product: vim Remote code execution Denial of service

What: Multiple vulnerabilities in vim can be exploited by a local attacker to execute code and cause a denial of service condition.
Who is affected: Local attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities in affected versions of vim.
Urgency: Remediation is medium urgency due to the potential for code execution and denial of service.
Action: Update vim to the latest version.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-07-31
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1759

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-2026-528590.30% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 23% of all scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-528580.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-52859	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-52858	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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