MSRC_CVE-2025-66476
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft - Published: 2025-12-02 00:00 - Updated: 2025-12-09 01:37Summary
Vim for Windows Uncontrolled Search Path Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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