[UPDATE] [medium] vim: Vulnerability allows code execution

mediumCVE-2026-33412

A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in vim to execute arbitrary code.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Vim product: Vim Remote code execution

What: A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in vim to execute arbitrary code.
Who is affected: Local deployments of Vim are affected.
Urgency: Remediation is important due to the potential for arbitrary code execution, though exploitation is not currently reported.
Action: Update to the latest version of Vim to mitigate the vulnerability.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-07-23
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-2026-0798

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-2026-334120.83% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 54% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-33412	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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