PT-2023-13056 · Notepad++ · Notepad++

Published 2023-01-19 · Updated 2025-04-04 · CVE-2022-31901

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Notepad++ versions 8.4.3 and earlier

Description The issue is a buffer overflow in the Notepad plus::addHotSpot function, which allows attackers to crash the application by using two crafted files. This can be exploited to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For Notepad++ versions 8.4.3 and earlier, consider updating to a version later than 8.4.3 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-31901

Affected Products

Notepad++

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/CDACesec/CVE-2022-31901 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31901 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31901 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/56738 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/117770 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/42475 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/42877 · Telegram Post