WID-SEC-W-2026-0440

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Notepad++: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung

view advisory published 2026-02-17

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Notepad++ ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.

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CVE-2026-25926US——
Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. An Unsafe Search Path vulnerability (CWE-426) exists in versions prior to 8.9.2 when launching Windows Explorer without an a…
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