CVE-2019-16294

HIGH

Notepad++ <7.7 - RCE/DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

SciLexer.dll in Scintilla in Notepad++ (x64) before 7.7 allows remote code execution or denial of service via Unicode characters in a crafted .ml file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Bogdan Kurinnoy · textdoswindows_x86-64
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47393

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.1362
EPSS Percentile 94.3%
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-787
Status published
Products (2)
notepad-plus-plus/notepad\+\+ < 7.7
scintilla/scintilla
Published Sep 14, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026