VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-38972

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-07-02
Last modified2026-07-08
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Notepad3 through 6.25.822.1 contains a DLL search-order hijacking vulnerability in the About-dialog code path in src/Notepad3.c. The application calls LoadLibrary(L"MSFTEDIT.DLL") with a bare DLL name, which allows a local attacker to place a malicious MSFTEDIT.DLL in the application directory or another preferred DLL search location and achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the user when the About dialog is opened.

Weakness classification

  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-427

Primary references