When was CVE-2001-0408 disclosed?

CVE-2001-0408 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 18, 2001, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2001-0408 actively exploited?

CVE-2001-0408 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 75.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2001-0408?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2001-0408, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2001-0408

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

vim (aka gvim) processes VIM control codes that are embedded in a file, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands when another user opens a file containing malicious VIM control codes.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 75.4%
KEV: Not listed

References (14)

cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98593106111968&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt
cve@mitrehttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-035.php3
cve@mitrehttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-008.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2510
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6259
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98593106111968&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-035.php3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-008.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2510
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6259

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