{"id":"CVE-2026-77605","title":"Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor","summary":"Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.8, the Folder as Workspace Run by system action in Notepad++ can resolve a different sibling file than the file selected by the user. When an attacker places a command …","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-20","CWE-706"],"vendor":"notepad-plus-plus","product":"notepad-plus-plus","affected":["notepad-plus-plus < 8.9.8"],"published":"2026-09-22","updated":"2026-09-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-23T18:28:25.093","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77605","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/00fa5df0da1d4f6b334317aa979db13ac77ee24d","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/v8.9.8","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-w5xq-frjg-w4cw","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v898-released","label":"security-advisories@github.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00186,"epssPercentile":0.08499,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-22T18:08:12.500Z","slug":"CVE-2026-77605","body":"## Overview\n\nNotepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.8, the Folder as Workspace Run by system action in Notepad++ can resolve a different sibling file than the file selected by the user. When an attacker places a command script whose name is the selected text-file path with .cmd appended, and the user invokes Run by system on the text file on Windows 10 or Windows 11, Notepad++ can execute the sibling script as the current user instead of opening the selected file. This issue is fixed in version 8.9.8.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}