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@vxunderground wen notepad privesc? We already saw Notepad++ https://www.sentinelone.com/vulnerability-database/cve-2026-71858/
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CVE-2026-71858
LOWCVSS 5.4 · MEDIUMSignal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window
Immediate actions
- Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability
Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle
NVD description
Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.7, macros loaded from an attacker-controlled shortcuts.xml bypass the HMAC validation applied to UserDefinedCommands and can invoke Scintilla actions and the internal Open in Default Viewer command in an elevated Notepad++ process, allowing protected file modification and conditional elevated command execution when a local attacker influences settingsDir and a user triggers the macro. This issue is fixed in version 8.9.7.
0.0/ 10 priority
Sources & remediation
Other references
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/7686e5a3025eaf1fb8e024c2ceb54670ea05f5fb
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/v8.9.7
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-f4rj-vqq4-wvg4
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-f4rj-vqq4-wvg4
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-78CWE-345CWE-693
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
NONE
Patch
NONE
Momentum
NONE
Threat summary
- 1 mentions across 1 observed day
What's happening
- 1 total mentions across 1 day