CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-5525

7.8 HIGH Published 2026-04-10 Modified 2026-10-26 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-04-10
Last modified
2026-10-26
Assigner
33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c
CVSS 3.1 (33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c)
6.0 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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-121

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Notepad++ version 8.9.3 in the file drop handler component. When a user drags and drops a directory path of exactly 259 characters without a trailing backslash, the application appends a backslash and null terminator without proper bounds checking, resulting in a stack buffer overflow and application crash (STATUS_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN).

Affected configurations

• notepad-plus-plus notepad\+\+ 8.9.3

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow weakness

References