Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-6401. PoCs published by mekitoci.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2023-6401, demonstrating a DLL hijacking vulnerability in Notepad++ ≤ 8.1. The exploit involves placing a malicious `dbghelp.dll` in the application directory to achieve arbitrary code execution.
Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NotePad++ up to 8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file dbghelp.exe. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The identifier VDB-246421 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Exploits (1)
This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2023-6401, demonstrating a DLL hijacking vulnerability in Notepad++ ≤ 8.1. The exploit involves placing a malicious `dbghelp.dll` in the application directory to achieve arbitrary code execution.
References (2)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L