Microsoft is reportedly working on yet another "advanced" Notepad feature that has little to do with basic text editing.

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown ...

Notepad has quietly evolved over the past few years, and image support could mark its biggest shift yet, especially after Microsoft removed WordPad from Windows and left a gap for richer editing.

Microsoft continues to move Notepad away from its text-editing roots with planned support for images. Although not officially announced, an image icon has appeared on the Notepad toolbar for Windows ...

Is Notepad getting too bloated these days? If you're of that opinion, you won't like what Microsoft has planned next.

AI-related changes to Notepad allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code on your computer. The vulnerability was related to ...

Microsoft has fixed a security flaw in Notepad that could have allowed attackers to trick users into clicking harmful links inside Markdown files. The company resolved the issue in its latest patch ...

Microsoft patches Windows 11 Notepad RCE flaw CVE-2026-20841 Vulnerability exploited Markdown links to execute malicious code with user permissions Patch Tuesday update fixes issue; versions 11.2510 ...

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If a user opened this Markdown file in Windows 11 Notepad versions 11.2510 and earlier and viewed it in Markdown mode, the above text would appear as a clickable link. If the link is clicked with ...

PCWorld reports that Windows Notepad’s new Markdown support feature has introduced a serious remote code execution vulnerability with a high CVSS score of 8.8/7.7. The security flaw allows malicious ...