PT-2023-32639 · Notepad++ · Notepad++

Tfhm · Published 2023-11-30 · Updated 2024-05-17 · CVE-2023-6401

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NotePad++ versions up to 8.1

Description A problematic issue was found in NotePad++, affecting an unknown functionality of the file dbghelp.exe. This leads to an uncontrolled search path. The issue can be exploited locally.

Recommendations For versions up to 8.1, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-6401

Affected Products

Notepad++

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6401 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6401 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vuldb.com/?id.246421 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246421 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1730235657455341987 · Twitter Post