CVE-2026-71858 Notepad++: shortcuts.xml Macro HMAC Bypass Enables Conditional Elevated Command Execution

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.7, macros loaded from an attacker-controlled shortcuts.xml bypass the HMAC validation applied to UserDefinedCommands and can invoke Scintilla actions and the internal Open in Default Viewer command in an elevated Notepad++...

CVE-2026-71858 Notepad++: shortcuts.xml Macro HMAC Bypass Enables Conditional Elevated Command Execution

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.7, macros loaded from an attacker-controlled shortcuts.xml bypass the HMAC validation applied to UserDefinedCommands and can invoke Scintilla actions and the internal Open in Default Viewer command in an elevated Notepad++...