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    CVE-2023-6401

    A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NotePad++ up to 8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file dbghelp.exe. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The identifier VDB-246421 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

    Published:Nov 30, 2023
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Nov 30, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00024
    CVSS Score:5.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Notepad-plus-plus
    Product
    Notepad\+\+

    Exploits

    https://github.com/mekitoci/CVE-2023-6401

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High