CVE-2026-20841

The accuracy of this PoC trigger method has not been verified, and it should be considered informational/reference only. CVE-2026-20841 - Windows notepad.exe RCE Exploitation condition: Test on : Notepad Version 11.2510.14.0 step 1 : Save File step 2 : Open file Note: It does prompt to open progr...

PoC-CVE-2026-20841

PoC CVE-2026-20841 Description This project is a simple Proof of Concept PoC regarding Windows Notepad vulnerability about "remote code execution". Attackers have the ability to build a special .md file and by tricking users with Social Engineering skills into clicking the link within the .md fil...

CVE-2026-20841

CVE-2026-20841 PoC PoC of the "Windows Notepad RCE" vulnerability. Disclaimers 1. I am NOT the one who discovered this vulnerability. Props to the original authors listed on the official disclosure page. I just recreated the PoC according to the description. 2. I personally don't think this...

CVE-2023-40031

CVE-2023-40031 Analysis and Reproduction of notepad++ Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability CVE-2023-40031 Vulnerability Overview Notepad++ is a well-known open-source code editor that runs on Windows and supports multiple programming languages. Recently, security researchers examined Notepad++ and...

CVE-2026-52885

TOCTOU: HMAC Checks Disk, Executes from Memory Notepad++ v8.9.6.2 — Attacker-Controlled UserCommand Execution via HMAC Race Condition Advisory | ---|--- GHSA| GHSA-qm4c-qg8p-qfcr CVE| CVE-2026-52885 Severity| High Affected| v8.9.6.2 Patched| v8.9.6.4 Patch Commit| 4f7563c Affected File|...

CVE-2026-48778-PoC

CVE-2026-48778 — Notepad++ Arbitrary Code Execution PoC Severity: High CVSS 7.8 | Affected: Notepad++ ≤ 8.9.6 | Patched: v8.9.6.1 A PoC script for CVE-2026-48778, an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Notepad++ ≤ 8.9.6. For full technical details, see the official security advisory. Usage...

CVE-2026-48800-PoC

CVE-2026-48800 — Notepad++ Arbitrary Code Execution PoC Severity: High | Affected: Notepad++ ≤ 8.9.6 | Patched: v8.9.6.1 A PoC script for CVE-2026-48800, an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Notepad++ ≤ 8.9.6 via shortcuts.xml. For full technical details, see the official security advisor...

CVE-2026-20841

🛡️ CVE-2026-20841 - Windows Notepad Security Test Tool ⚠️ What is CVE-2026-20841? CVE-2026-20841 is a known security weakness in the Windows Notepad application. It affects the markdown feature, which lets Notepad display formatted text with clickable links. This weakness happens because the...

CVE-2026-20841

CVE-2026-20841 - Windows Notepad Remote Code Execution RCE Security Research & Technical Analysis Repository ⚠️ This repository is intended for educational, defensive, and research purposes only. 📖 Overview CVE-2026-20841 is a critical Remote Code Execution RCE vulnerability affecting Microsoft...

notepad-v8.8.1-LPE-CVE-

notepad-v8.8.1-LPE-CVE- CVE-2025-49144 Notepad++ v8.8.1 SYSTEM-level POC 📌 CVE-2025-49144 is a high-severity local privilege escalation vulnerability found in the Notepad++ v8.8.1 and prior version installers. This vulnerability stems from uncontrolled executable search path behavior during...

CVE-2022-31902

CVE-2022-31902 Denial Of Service DoS in Notepad++x86 in 8.4.3 and before. Description Vulnerability triggering, via opening a specially crafted text file e.g. first.txt and then using options Find All in All Opened Document or Find All in Current Opened Document under Find options. As an...

CVE-2025-15556-Notepad-WinGUp-Updater-RCE

Affected Software: Notepad++ versions prior to 8.8.9 using the WinGUp updater. Vulnerability Type: Update integrity verification bypass leading to arbitrary code execution. Description: The WinGUp updater fails to properly verify the integrity of update metadata, allowing an attacker who can...

CVE-2025-56383

Vulnerability Attack Type: DLL Hijacking DLL Hijacking Target Application: Notepad++ Method: The NppExport.dll file is loaded by Notepad++ from the working directory Implementation The malicious DLL contains: Exported functions of the original library to ensure compatibility Reverse shell...

CVE-2022-31901

CVE-2022-31901 Denial Of Services DOS in Notepad++x86 in 8.4.3 and before. Description Vulnerability triggering, via opening two specially crafted text files e.g. first.txt & second.txt as input to notepad++. As an illustrative example below, as of 11/07/2022, latest version of Notepad++x86 is...

CVE-2026-86056

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.8, the NPPMSAVESESSION handler in PowerEditor/src/NppBigSwitch.cpp converts lParam to a sessionInfo pointer and dereferences its nbFile, files, and sessionFilePathName members without checking for null. A process running at the...

CVE-2026-85279

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.8, Notepad++ contains a stack buffer overflow in PluginsManager::loadPluginFromPath in PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp because the plugin-supplied GetLexerCount result controls a loop that writes to...

CVE-2026-85995

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. From 8.9.7 until 8.9.8, the Notepad++ updater and signature verification path can accept a modified GUP.exe file whose embedded certificate metadata remains present even though its Authenticode digest is invalid. An attacker who can replace ...

CVE-2026-85288

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.8, Notepad++ incompletely enforces shortcuts.xml HMAC validation because WMMACRODLGRUNMACRO, the Run a Macro Multiple Times entry point, calls macroPlayback without the validation used by command. A tampered shortcuts.xml macro...

CVE-2026-86054

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.8, Notepad++ contains a stack buffer overflow in NppParameters::writeSession in PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp because it copies a session path derived from -settingsDir= into backupPathNameMAXPATH with unbounded wcscpy and...

CVE-2026-77605

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.8, the Folder as Workspace Run by system action in Notepad++ can resolve a different sibling file than the file selected by the user. When an attacker places a command script whose name is the selected text-file path with .cmd...