Unsafe Search Path Vulnerability in Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team
CVE-2026-25926

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Notepad-plus-plus
Status: Notepad-plus-plus
Vendor: CVE Published:; 18 February 2026

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What is CVE-2026-25926?

Notepad++, a popular open-source source code editor, has an Unsafe Search Path vulnerability that affects versions prior to 8.9.2. This vulnerability can occur when launching Windows Explorer without specifying an absolute executable path. If an attacker is able to manipulate the process working directory, it may enable the execution of a malicious explorer.exe, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution within the context of the running application. This underscores the importance of upgrading to version 8.9.2 or later, where this security flaw has been addressed.

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