CVE-2025-15556
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSadded 2026-02-12remediate by 2026-03-05
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-24
Notepad++ Download of Code Without Integrity Check Vulnerability
Notepad++ versions prior to 8.8.9, when using the WinGUp updater, contain an update integrity verification vulnerability where downloaded update metadata and installers are not cryptographically verified. An attacker able to intercept or redirect update traffic can cause the updater to download and execute an attacker-controlled installer, resulting in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-2802Notepad++: Schwachstelle ermöglicht CodeausführungDeutsch2025-12-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer in einer Man in the Middle Position kann eine Schwachstelle in Notepad++ ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27298/notepad-v8-8-9-vulnerability-fixcnnvd
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/bcf2aa68ef414338d717e20e059459570ed6c5abcnnvd
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/wingup/commit/ce0037549995ed0396cc363544d14b3425614fdbcnnvd
- https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/Patchcnnvd
- https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/notepad-plus-plus-wingup-updater-lacks-update-integrity-verificationcnnvd
- https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27298/notepad-v8-8-9-vulnerability-fixenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/bcf2aa68ef414338d717e20e059459570ed6c5abenisa_euvd
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