EIP-2026-115952

PRE-CVE

Notepad++ 6.7.3 - Crash (PoC)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115952. PoCs published by Rahul Pratap Singh.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Notepad++ v6.7.3 by leveraging incorrect XML theme file parsing. The attack involves creating a malformed XML file with an excessive number of 'A' characters, which crashes the application when loaded via the Style Configurator.

Description

Notepad++ 6.7.3 - Crash (PoC)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Rahul Pratap Singh · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37558

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Notepad++ v6.7.3 by leveraging incorrect XML theme file parsing. The attack involves creating a malformed XML file with an excessive number of 'A' characters, which crashes the application when loaded via the Style Configurator.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Notepad++ v6.7.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target system's file system to place the malformed XML file in the Notepad++ themes directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026