CVE-2026-52859
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An out-of-bounds read occurs in the terminal screen snapshot feature.
- Who is affected
- Users of Vim are affected by this vulnerability.
- Urgency
- The severity is unknown, but it may lead to potential information leakage.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Vim to address this issue.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.30% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 22% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- unknownCVE-2026-52859: Vim: Out-of-bounds Read in Terminal Screen Snapshotmsrc · 2026-06-09
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