CVE-2025-56383
CVSS Score
8.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Notepad++ v8.8.3 has a DLL hijacking vulnerability, which can replace the original DLL file to execute malicious code. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple parties because the behavior only occurs when a user installs the product into a directory tree that allows write access by arbitrary unprivileged users.
| Vendor | n/a |
| Product | n/a |
| Published | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Feb 26, 2026 |
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References
github.com: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus github.com: https://github.com/zer0t0/CVE-2025-56383-Proof-of-Concept github.com: https://github.com/zer0t0/CVE-2025-56383-Proof-of-Concept/issues/1 vicarius.io: https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-56383-detect-notepad-vulnerability vicarius.io: https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-56383-mitigate-notepad-vulnerability