CVE-2023-6401 is a high-severity uncontrolled search path vulnerability affecting NotePad++ up to version 8.1, specifically within its interaction with the dbghelp.exe file. An attacker with local access could exploit this flaw to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vendor has not responded to disclosure attempts, there is currently no public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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