CVE-2023-40031

2023-08-2520:15:08

Google

osv.dev

notepad++

source code editor

heap buffer overflow

arbitrary code execution

vulnerability

patch unavailability

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

8.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

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++.

CPENameOperatorVersion
notepad-plus-pluseq8.1.5
notepad-plus-pluseq6.8.1
notepad-plus-pluseq6.2
notepad-plus-pluseq6
notepad-plus-pluseq6.8.3
notepad-plus-pluseq8.4.5
notepad-plus-pluseq5.6.5
notepad-plus-pluseq7.8.2
notepad-plus-pluseq8.3.1
notepad-plus-pluseq6.1.1

Name	Operator	Version
notepad-plus-plus	eq	8.1.5
notepad-plus-plus	eq	6.8.1
notepad-plus-plus	eq	6.2
notepad-plus-plus	eq	6
notepad-plus-plus	eq	6.8.3
notepad-plus-plus	eq	8.4.5
notepad-plus-plus	eq	5.6.5
notepad-plus-plus	eq	7.8.2
notepad-plus-plus	eq	8.3.1
notepad-plus-plus	eq	6.1.1