Description
A security flaw has been discovered in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.22/4.2.23/4.2.24/4.2.25. Affected is an unknown function in the library Msimg32.dll. Performing a manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Permissions Required, VDB Entry vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.346126
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346126
Permissions Required, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.749345
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
5.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-426
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (4)
Flos Freeware/Notepad2
4.2.22
Flos Freeware/Notepad2
4.2.23
Flos Freeware/Notepad2
4.2.24
Flos Freeware/Notepad2
4.2.25
Published
Feb 16, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026