CVE-2008-3436

Notepad++ < 4.8.1 - Remote Code Execution via Trojan Horse Update

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The GUP generic update process in Notepad++ before 4.8.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0184
EPSS Percentile 76.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
notepad\+\+/notepad\+\+ < 1.0
Published Aug 01, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026