NotePad++ dbghelp.exe uncontrolled search path
Priority LOW 34CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NotePad++ up to 8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file dbghelp.exe. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The identifier VDB-246421 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00332 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | NotePad++ | 8.0; 8.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NotePad++ Vendor— Affected 8.0; 8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.1 | Vulnerable | notepad-plus-plus |
- cpe:2.3:a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.1 Vulnerable ·notepad-plus-plus
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6401
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9qm-5wjh-3m5x
References
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More notepad-plus-plus Notepad++ vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-14195 Notepad++ < 8.8.9 WinGUp Updater Lacks Update Integrity Verification KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-36070 Notepad++: Arbitrary Code Execution via shortcuts.xml UserCommand Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-36048 Notepad++: Arbitrary Code Execution via config.xml commandLineInterpreter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-04836 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in Notepad++ File Drop Handler leads to DoS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-20921 Notepad++ vulnerable to heap buffer write overflow in Utf8_16_Read::convert CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-37981 Notepad++ TOCTOU: HMAC Checks Disk, Executes from Memory CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-6401 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6401 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w9qm-5wjh-3m5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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