CVE-2026-25926
Notepad++ has an Untrusted Search Path
CVSS Score
7.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-426 |
| Vendor | notepad-plus-plus |
| Product | notepad-plus-plus |
| Published | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Feb 19, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
notepad-plus-plus / notepad-plus-plus
< 8.9.2