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.

Microsoft fixes a critical Notepad vulnerability in Windows 11 that could allow remote code execution via malicious Markdown files. Here are the details ...

An AI bot publicly criticized a software engineer for rejecting its code, sparking debate about autonomous AI behavior. The ...

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

High-severity flaw fixed in Windows 11 Notepad ...

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

Microsoft has patched a high-severity RCE vulnerability in the Windows 11 Notepad app that could allow attackers to silently execute malicious files ...

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.

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

A command injection flaw in the Windows Notepad App now gives remote attackers a path to execute code over a network, turning ...