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CVE-2001-0409

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.71%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2001-06-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2001-0409
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.71%

Original NVD Description

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.