{"cve":"CVE-2001-0409","nvd":{"published":"2001-06-18T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:54:15.247","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt","http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6628","http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt","http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html"],"products":["vim_development_group:vim"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:02.361923049+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2001-0409","score":0.00706,"percentile":0.53416,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}