VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-6401
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NotePad++ up to 8.1.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- notepad-plus-plus/notepad\+\+
- Source
- cna@vuldb.com
References
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246421Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?id.246421Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246421Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?id.246421Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.