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.
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Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:45:00 +0000
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Notepad-plus-plus notepad\+\+
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Notepad-plus-plus notepad\+\+
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Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0000
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Notepad-plus-plus
Notepad-plus-plus notepad++ |
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Notepad-plus-plus
Notepad-plus-plus notepad++ |
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:30:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | Notepad++ has an Untrusted Search Path | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-426 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2026-02-18T23:07:36.383Z
Updated: 2026-02-19T17:45:27.028Z
Reserved: 2026-02-09T16:22:17.785Z
Link: CVE-2026-25926
Updated: 2026-02-19T17:07:33.898Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-02-19T00:16:21.787
Modified: 2026-02-19T18:32:34.863
Link: CVE-2026-25926
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