VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-25926

CVSS score7.3 HIGH
EPSS probability0.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-02-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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 absolute executable path. This may allow execution of a malicious explorer.exe if an attacker can control the process working directory. Under certain conditions, this could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the running application. Version 8.9.2 patches the issue.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-426

Primary references