CVE-2017-8803

HIGH

Notepad++ Hex Editor Plugin 0.9.5 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted File

Title source: llm

Description

Notepad++ 7.3.3 (32-bit) with Hex Editor Plugin v0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute code via a crafted file, because of a "Data from Faulting Address controls Code Flow" issue. One threat model is a victim who obtains an untrusted crafted file from a remote location and issues several user-defined commands.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-8803

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0164

EPSS Percentile 73.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (1)

mh-nexus/hex_editor 0.9.5

Published Jul 05, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026