CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-20841
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-02-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-77
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Notepad App allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows notepad (< 11.2510)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command weakness
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20841 Vendor Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46971516 Issue Tracking