The vulnerability comes from the way Notepad handles Markdown hyperlinks. Attackers craft malicious .md files with embedded ...
Microsoft has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or ...
You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.
According to Microsoft's release notes, the update fixes 25 elevation of privilege flaws, 12 remote code execution ...
Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Just months after Microsoft ...
Clicking the malicious links could launch "unverified protocols." ...
The hosting provider's compromise allowed attackers to deliver malware through tainted software updates for six months.
Microsoft has patched the Windows Notepad remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-20841, warning users to install ...
Rapid7 dropped a write-up on the Notepad++ update-chain abuse and - finally - it comes with real IOCs - update.exe downloaded ...
Rapid7 links China-linked Lotus Blossom to a 2025 Notepad++ hosting breach that delivered the Chrysalis backdoor via hijacked updates, fixed in v8.8.9 ...
Notepad on Windows 11 is no longer the lightweight utility it once was. Learn how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11.