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CVE-2022-32168 Details

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++.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/85d7215d9b3e0d5a8433fc31aec4f2966821051e CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32168 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/85d7215d9b3e0d5a8433fc31aec4f2966821051e [email protected]PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32168 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
notepad-plus-plus notepad++
>= 8.3, < 8.4.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad++:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-32168
NVD Published Date:
Sep 28, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-32168 Details - Not Deferred