Notepad++ Official Update Mechanism Hijacked to Deliver Malware to Select Users

The maintainer of Notepad++ has revealed that state-sponsored attackers hijacked the utility's update mechanism to redirect update traffic to malicious servers instead. "The attack involved an infrastructure-level compromise that allowed malicious actors to intercept and redirect update traffic...

Notepad++ Plugin Persistence

This module create persistence by adding a malicious plugin to Notepad++, as it blindly loads and executes DLL from its plugin directory on startup, meaning that the payload will be executed every time Notepad++ is launched. Module Options msf use exploit/windows/persistence/notepadppplugin msf...

CVE-2019-16294

SciLexer.dll in Scintilla in Notepad++ x64 before 7.7 allows remote code execution or denial of service via Unicode characters in a crafted .ml file...

Notepad++ DLL WinGUp Update Hijacking Vulnerability (Dec 2025)

Notepad++ is prone to a WinGUp update hijacking vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE =...

PT-2026-5735

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Notepad++ versions prior to 8.8.9 Description The Notepad++ WinGUp updater has a flaw in how it verifies the integrity of updates. This allows an attacker who can intercept or redirect update traffic to cause the updater to download and execut...

📄 Notepad++ 8.8.7 DLL Hijacking

Notepad++ version 8.8.7 DLL hijacking proof of concept exploit. ============================================================================================================================================= | Title : Notepad++ 8.8.7 Unsafe Plugin Persistence AutoLoad | | Author : indoushka | |...

Notepad++ Plugin Persistence

This Metasploit module create persistence by adding a malicious plugin to Notepad++, as it blindly loads and executes DLL from its plugin directory on startup, meaning that the payload will be executed every time Notepad++ is launched...

Notepad++ DLL Hijacking Vulnerability (Oct 2025)

Notepad++ is prone to a DLL hijacking vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE = "cpe:/a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad++"...

EUVD-2025-31376

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

CVE-2025-56383

Notepad++ v8.8.3 has a DLL hijacking vulnerability, which can replace the original DLL file to execute malicious code. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple parties because the behavior only occurs when a user installs the product into a directory tree that allows write access by arbitrary...

CVE-2025-56383

Notepad++ v8.8.3 has a DLL hijacking vulnerability, which can replace the original DLL file to execute malicious code. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple parties because the behavior only occurs when a user installs the product into a directory tree that allows write access by arbitrary...

Notepad++ 安全漏洞

Notepad++ is an open source plain text editor by Don Ho, an individual developer in Taiwan, China. A security vulnerability exists in Notepad++ version 8.8.3, which originates from DLL hijacking and could lead to the execution of malicious code...

CVE-2025-56383

Notepad++ v8.8.3 has a DLL hijacking vulnerability, which can replace the original DLL file to execute malicious code. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple parties because the behavior only occurs when a user installs the product into a directory tree that allows write access by arbitrary...

PT-2025-39673

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Notepad++ versions 8.8.3 and earlier Description Notepad++ version 8.8.3 contains a DLL hijacking flaw. This allows an attacker to replace original DLL files, such as NppExport.dll, with malicious versions, leading to arbitrary code execution...

Exploit for CVE-2025-49144

🎯 CVE-2025-49144PoC - Test Your Security Skills Easily !Do...

CVE-2025-49144

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. In versions 8.8.1 and prior, a privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Notepad++ v8.8.1 installer that allows unprivileged users to gain SYSTEM-level privileges through insecure executable search paths. An attacker could use social...

Notepad++ 安全漏洞

Notepad++ is an open source plain text editor by Don Ho, an individual developer in Taiwan, China. A security vulnerability exists in Notepad++ 8.8.1 and earlier versions, which is caused by an elevation of privilege in the installer due to an insecure executable search path...

Exploit for Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Notepad-Plus-Plus Notepad\+\+

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CVE-2023-47452

An Untrusted search path vulnerability in notepad++ 6.5 allows local users to gain escalated privileges through the msimg32.dll file in the current working directory...

PT-2023-32639 · Notepad++ · Notepad++

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: NotePad++ versions up to 8.1 Description: A problematic issue was found in NotePad++, affecting an unknown functionality of the file dbghelp.exe. This leads to an uncontrolled search path. The issue can be exploited locally. Recommendations:...