CVE-2022-32168
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.007 · 55 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Notepad++ versions 8.4.1 and before are vulnerable to DLL hijacking where an attacker can replace the vulnerable dll (UxTheme.dll) with his own dll and run arbitrary code in the context of Notepad++.
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affected products (3)
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references (9)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-32168/cnnvd
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/85d7215d9b3e0d5a8433fc31aec4f2966821051ecnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Notepad-executing-DLL-code-via-UxTheme-dll-39414cnnvd
- https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32168cnnvd
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/85d7215d9b3e0d5a8433fc31aec4f2966821051eenisa_euvd
- https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32168enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/85d7215d9b3e0d5a8433fc31aec4f2966821051ePatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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