Vim: Out-of-bounds Read in Terminal Screen Snapshot
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-52859) involves an out-of-bounds read in Vim's terminal screen snapshot feature, classified under CWE-125. It affects version 3.0 of the product. The vulnerability was reported by the Microsoft Security Response Center. No further technical details, exploitation methods, or impact specifics are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
The impact details are not explicitly described in the provided information. Out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities can potentially lead to information disclosure or application crashes, but no specific impact or exploitation evidence is documented here. There are no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided at this time.
Vim: Out-of-bounds Read in Terminal Screen Snapshot
Description
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Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-52859) involves an out-of-bounds read in Vim's terminal screen snapshot feature, classified under CWE-125. It affects version 3.0 of the product. The vulnerability was reported by the Microsoft Security Response Center. No further technical details, exploitation methods, or impact specifics are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
The impact details are not explicitly described in the provided information. Out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities can potentially lead to information disclosure or application crashes, but no specific impact or exploitation evidence is documented here. There are no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided at this time.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_vex
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Microsoft Security Response Center
- Advisory Id
- msrc_CVE-2026-52859
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a2d2f90e617e2d834b6ed74
Added to database: 06/13/2026, 10:23:12 UTC
Last enriched: 06/13/2026, 10:26:33 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:59 UTC
Views: 156
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