CVE-2023-47452

HIGH

Notepad++ 6.5 - Untrusted Search Path Element via msimg32.dll

Title source: llm

Description

An Untrusted search path vulnerability in notepad++ 6.5 allows local users to gain escalated privileges through the msimg32.dll file in the current working directory.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Exploit

https://github.com/xieqiang11/poc-1/tree/main

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0053

EPSS Percentile 40.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CWE

CWE-427

Status published

Products (1)

notepad-plus-plus/notepad\+\+ 6.5

Published Nov 30, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026