This page aggregates publicly disclosed CVE and security risk information related to notepad\+\+, with CVSS, EPSS, publication dates, and vulnerability intelligence data to help assess potential risk and remediation priority.
| CVE | Summary | Source | Max CVSS | EPSS % | Published | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2008-3436 | The GUP generic update process in Notepad++ before 4.8.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning. | [email protected] | 7.5 | 1.84% | 2008-08-01 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2007-2666 | Stack-based buffer overflow in LexRuby.cxx (SciLexer.dll) in Scintilla 1.73, as used by notepad++ 4.1.1 and earlier, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain Ruby (.rb) files with long lines. NOTE: this was originally reported as a vulnerability in notepad++. | [email protected] | 7.6 | 15.23% | 2007-05-14 | 2026-06-16 |