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notepad-plus-plus

25 CVEs · 1 exploited

Every dot is a CVE in what this vendor ships; the named ones are the most at risk.

exploited in the wild
1

Every one of the 25 is a mark on the map. Named now: 1 to 25, most at risk first.

  1. Notepad++ < 8.8.9 WinGUp Updater Lacks Update Integrity VerificationCVE-2025-15556notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.7 · 1.7% likelycovered by CyberSIXT

    CWE-494

  2. notepad-plus-plus - DLL HijackingCVE-2022-32168notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.8 · 0.8% likely

    CWE-427

  3. Notepad++ Privilege Escalation in Installer via Uncontrolled Executable Search PathCVE-2025-49144notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.3 · 0.7% likely

    CWE-272

  4. Notepad++: Arbitrary Code Execution via config.xml commandLineInterpreterCVE-2026-48778notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.8 · 0.6% likelycovered by CyberSIXT

    CWE-78

  5. Notepad++ vulnerable to heap buffer write overflow in Utf8_16_Read::convertCVE-2023-40031notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.8 · 0.5% likely

    CWE-120

  6. Notepad++: Path Traversal (Zip Slip) in WinGup Plugin ExtractionCVE-2026-57233notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 8.1 · 0.5% likely

    CWE-22

  7. Notepad++ global buffer read overflow in nsCodingStateMachine::NextStateCVE-2023-40164notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 5.5 · 0.5% likely

    CWE-120

  8. Notepad++ heap buffer read overflow in FileManager::detectLanguageFromTextBeginingCVE-2023-40166notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 5.5 · 0.4% likely

    CWE-120

  9. Notepad++ global buffer read overflow in CharDistributionAnalysis::HandleOneCharCVE-2023-40036notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 5.5 · 0.4% likely

    CWE-120

  10. Notepad++ has an Untrusted Search PathCVE-2026-25926notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.3 · 0.3% likelycovered by CyberSIXT

    CWE-426

  11. Notepad++: Stack Buffer Overflow in `NppParameters::writeSession` via overlong session pathCVE-2026-86054notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.8 · 0.2% likely

    CWE-121

  12. Notepad++: Stack Buffer Overflow in Plugin Lexer Loading via Unchecked GetLexerCount() Return ValueCVE-2026-85279notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 8.6 · 0.2% likely

    CWE-121

  13. Notepad++ “Run by system” executes *.txt.cmd when user selected *.txt (target confusion → command execution)CVE-2026-77605notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.8 · 0.2% likely

    CWE-706

  14. Notepad++: Arbitrary Code Execution via shortcuts.xml UserCommand InjectionCVE-2026-48800notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.8 · 0.2% likelycovered by CyberSIXT

    CWE-78

  15. Notepad++: CVE-2026-48800 BypassCVE-2026-52884notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.8 · 0.2% likely

    CWE-42

  16. Notepad++: Stack Buffer Overflow in expandNppEnvironmentStrsCVE-2026-54758notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.8 · 0.2% likely

    CWE-121

  17. Notepad++: Install-time PowerShell command injection through installation pathCVE-2026-73250notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 5.4 · 0.2% likely

    CWE-77

  18. Notepad++: session.xml backupFilePath starts_with BypassCVE-2026-52886notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 5.1 · 0.2% likely

    CWE-22

  19. Notepad++: Null pointer dereference in NPPM_SAVESESSION message handler causes crash (DoS)CVE-2026-86056notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 5.5 · 0.2% likely

    CWE-476

  20. Notepad++: Privilege Escalation in the Installer via Uncontrolled Executable Search PathCVE-2026-46710notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.5 · 0.2% likely

    CWE-426

  21. Notepad++ WM_COPYDATA COPYDATA_FULL_CMDLINE local DoS crashCVE-2026-48770notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 5 · 0.1% likelycovered by CyberSIXT

    CWE-125

  22. Notepad++: Shortcuts.xml macro HMAC bypass still reachable via the "Run a Macro Multiple Times" dialogCVE-2026-85288notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 6.7 · 0.1% likely

    CWE-78

  23. Notepad++ TOCTOU: HMAC Checks Disk, Executes from MemoryCVE-2026-52885notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.5 · 0.1% likely

    CWE-367

  24. Notepad++: Authenticode verification bypass allows modified updater executionCVE-2026-85995notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 7.3 · 0.1% likely

    CWE-347

  25. Notepad++: shortcuts.xml Macro HMAC Bypass Enables Conditional Elevated Command ExecutionCVE-2026-71858notepad-plus-plus · CVSS 5.4 · 0.1% likely

    CWE-78

exploited in the wildcheck availableringed, named or not: CyberSIXT has reported on it

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Data as of 2026-11-15. CVE List through 2026-11-15 · EPSS of 2026-11-14 · CISA KEV checked 2026-11-15. Sources: the CVE List, CISA KEV, EPSS, NVD, nuclei templates and public bug bounty data.