CVE-2026-52886

Path Traversal: startswith Prefix Check Bypass Notepad++ — Arbitrary File Read viasession.xml backupFilePath Traversal Advisory GHSA: GHSA-rqfm-pw34-r7j6 CVE: CVE-2026-52886 Severity: Moderate Affected: v8.9.6.4 Patched: v8.9.7 Patch Commit: 7e66f36 Affected File: PowerEditor/src/Notepadplus.cpp...

CVE-2026-52886

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.7, Notepad++ validates the backupFilePath attribute from session.xml with std::wstring::startswith against the expected backup directory without path normalization, allowing parent-directory sequences during snapshot-mode...

CVE-2026-52886

Notepad++ versions before 8.9.7 use std::wstring::starts_with to validate the backupFilePath attribute in session.xml during snapshot-mode restoration without path normalization, allowing .. sequences to read arbitrary user-readable files outside the backup directory into an editor tab. CVSS 5.1 ...