EUVD-2026-26436CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/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
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6DescriptionNVD
Notepad++ 8.9.3 contains a format string injection vulnerability in the Find Results panel handler that allows attackers to cause denial of service and information disclosure by crafting a malicious nativeLang.xml language pack file. Attackers can distribute a poisoned language pack through community channels that triggers format string interpretation when a user performs search operations, leading to access violations and potential leakage of stack or register contents.
AnalysisAI
Format string injection in Notepad++ 8.9.3 Find Results panel handler allows local attackers to cause denial of service and disclose stack memory by distributing malicious nativeLang.xml language pack files that trigger unsafe format string interpretation during search operations. User interaction is required to load the poisoned language pack and perform a search. …
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