CVE-2026-2538

HIGH EPSS 5.3%
Published Feb 16, 20264mo ago · Modified Apr 15, 20262mo ago
7.3 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Feb 16, 2026 4mo ago
Last Modified Apr 15, 2026 2mo ago

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.22/4.2.23/4.2.24/4.2.25. Affected is an unknown function in the library Msimg32.dll. Performing a manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
5.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-426
CWE-427

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/Cyber-Wo0dy/report/blob/main/notepad2/4.2.25/notepad2_dll_hijacking.md
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346126
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?id.346126
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?submit.749345

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

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