CVE-2023-6401

HIGH EPSS 25.0%
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

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NotePad++ up to 8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file dbghelp.exe. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The identifier VDB-246421 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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
25.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-427

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
notepad-plus-plusnotepad\+\+* ≤8.1

References 2

  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246421
    Third Party Advisory
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?id.246421
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.