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CVE-2026-38972 Details

Description

Notepad3 through 6.25.822.1 contains a DLL search-order hijacking vulnerability in the About-dialog code path in src/Notepad3.c. The application calls LoadLibrary(L"MSFTEDIT.DLL") with a bare DLL name, which allows a local attacker to place a malicious MSFTEDIT.DLL in the application directory or another preferred DLL search location and achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the user when the About dialog is opened.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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/rizonesoft/Notepad3/issues/5605 CISA-ADPExploitIssue Tracking
https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3 [email protected]Product
https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/issues/5605 [email protected]ExploitIssue Tracking
https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/pull/5606 [email protected]Issue TrackingPatch

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path ElementCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
rizonesoft notepad3
<= 6.25.822.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:rizonesoft:notepad3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-38972
NVD Published Date:
Jul 2, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Jul 8, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-38972 Details - Not Deferred