CVE-2026-852798.6HighCWE-121

CVE-2026-85279: Notepad++: Stack Buffer Overflow in Plugin Lexer Loading via Unchecked GetLexerCount() Return Value

notepad-plus-plus

Affected: notepad-plus-plus · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.2%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

13th percentile

050100

Higher than 13% of scored CVEs

8.6HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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 containers[30] without enforcing NB_MAX_EXTERNAL_LANG. A malicious or compromised plugin that reports more than 30 lexers can write beyond the stack array and corrupt control data, which can permit arbitrary code execution in the Notepad++ process context. This issue is fixed in version 8.9.8.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

notepad-plus-plus · notepad-plus-plus< 8.9.8

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Stack-based Buffer Overflow · Memory Corruption
Vendor: notepad-plus-plus
Published: September 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), September 2026

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