Description
Notepad++ versions 8.4.1 and before are vulnerable to DLL hijacking where an attacker can replace the vulnerable dll (UxTheme.dll) with his own dll and run arbitrary code in the context of Notepad++.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32168
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/85d7215d9b3e0d5a8433fc31aec4f2966821051e
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0068
EPSS Percentile
47.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (1)
notepad-plus-plus/notepad\+\+
8.3 - 8.4.5
Published
Sep 28, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026