CVE-2023-40031

2023-08-2520:15:08

CWE-120

CWE-122

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197

notepad++

source code editor

vulnerability

heap buffer

overflow

utf8_16_read::convert

arbitrary code execution

cve-2023-40031

nvd

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

23.2%

JSON

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Versions 8.5.6 and prior are vulnerable to heap buffer write overflow in Utf8_16_Read::convert. This issue may lead to arbitrary code execution. As of time of publication, no known patches are available in existing versions of Notepad++.

Affected configurations

Vulners

NVD

Node

notepad-plus-plusnotepad\+\+Range≤8.5.6

VendorProductVersionCPE
notepad\-plus\-plusnotepad\+\+*cpe:2.3:a:notepad\-plus\-plus:notepad\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
notepad\-plus\-plus	notepad\+\+	*	cpe:2.3:a:notepad\-plus\-plus:notepad\+\+::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "notepad-plus-plus",
    "product": "notepad-plus-plus",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "<= 8.5.6",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]