You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.
The flaw exploits Notepad’s recently added support for Markdown, a formatting language used on websites and in files, to run malicious code on a Windows PC.
Microsoft has patched the Windows Notepad remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-20841, warning users to install ...
Microsoft has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or remote programs by tricking users into clicking specially crafted Markdown ...
Microsoft just patched a serious vulnerability in Notepad for Windows that could allow hackers to take control of victims' ...
Microsoft has fixed a serious security vulnerability affecting Markdown files in Notepad. In the company’s Tuesday patch ...
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Microsoft patches critical Notepad flaw that exploited Markdown files
Clicking the malicious links could launch "unverified protocols." ...
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