CVE-2023-47452

HIGH EPSS 41.0%
Published Nov 30, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Nov 30, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

An Untrusted search path vulnerability in notepad++ 6.5 allows local users to gain escalated privileges through the msimg32.dll file in the current working directory.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
41.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-427

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
notepad-plus-plusnotepad\+\+6.5any

References 1

  • github.com https://github.com/xieqiang11/poc-1/tree/main
    Exploit

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.