Notepad ++
Notepad++ exploit
CVE-2025-49144
Privilege EscalationThe vulnerability affects the Notepad++ v8.8.1 installer released on May 5, 2025, exploiting an uncontrolled executable search path that enables local privilege escalation attacks.
Attackers can place a malicious executable, such as a compromised regsvr32.exe, in the same directory as the Notepad++ installer, by default Download folder.
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