CVE-2019-16294 describes a remote code execution or denial-of-service vulnerability in SciLexer.dll within Scintilla, affecting Notepad++ (x64) versions prior to 7.7. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) can be triggered by processing crafted .ml files containing specific Unicode characters, requiring user interaction to execute. While no active exploitation or Metasploit modules are reported, a denial-of-service exploit is available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has received minimal community or media attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scintilla:scintilla:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.