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

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...

Notepad++ 8.9.2 fixes update hijack exploited to deliver malware, patches RCE flaw, and hardens WinGUp security.

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week.

Microsoft has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or ...

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

The vulnerability comes from the way Notepad handles Markdown hyperlinks. Attackers craft malicious .md files with embedded ...

A fresh wave of ransomware activity is being fueled by an uncomfortable mix of software supply-chain risk, rapidly weaponized zero-day ...

Notepad++, one of Windows' most widely used text editors, has confirmed a major security breach after its update infrastructure was compromised for nearly six months. Developers say suspected China ...

Chinese hackers compromised Notepad++ updates for six months, deploying a backdoor to selectively target users in government ...

The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is likely to have involved a Chinese state-sponsored group.