Vulnerability · Published Nov 30, 2023 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2023-6401NotePad++ dbghelp.exe uncontrolled search path

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity uncontrolled search path in NotePad++. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	NotePad++	8.08.1

Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.246421 vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246421 signature, permissions-required