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.

According to Microsoft's release notes, the update fixes 25 elevation of privilege flaws, 12 remote code execution ...

Microsoft just patched a serious vulnerability in Notepad for Windows that could allow hackers to take control of victims' ...

Microsoft confirms CVE-2026-20841, a Remote Code Execution flaw in Windows 11 Notepad via Markdown links. Patch now rolling out.

Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Just months after Microsoft ...

There's a remote code execution vulnerability in Notepad which is leveraged via the recently introduced formatting abilities to make tables in the app.

This month's big batch of security updates addresses nearly 60 vulnerabilities across Microsoft's various products and ...

Bad actors could use the flaw to remotely load and execute malicious files on a victim’s computer. is a news writer who ...

First malicious Outlook add-in abused an abandoned domain to host a fake Microsoft login page, stealing 4,000+ credentials in ...

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

AI assistants apparently can't distinguish between instructions and data, and that is at the center of many zero-click prompt injection attacks.