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 ...

You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft has patched the Windows Notepad remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-20841, warning users to install ...

The hosting provider's compromise allowed attackers to deliver malware through tainted software updates for six months.

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.

Rapid7 dropped a write-up on the Notepad++ update-chain abuse and - finally - it comes with real IOCs - update.exe downloaded ...

I don’t need tabs, sessions, or extra clutter in a tool I open for two seconds. Notepad++ stays fast, simple, and doesn't ...

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 ...