vim (aka gvim) allows local users to modify files being edited by other users via a symlink attack on the backup and swap files, when the victim is editing the file in a world writable directory.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0409 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.63%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20967 | exploit_db | edb | 2001-01-26 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.38% | 0.63% | +0.25% |
| 2 | 2025-12-21 | 0.16% | 0.38% | +0.22% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.16% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| vim_development_group | vim | 5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |