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Notepad++ Security Update Advisory (CVE-2025-49144)

  • Jun 27 2025
Notepad++ Security Update Advisory (CVE-2025-49144)

Overview

 

We have released a security update to address a vulnerability in Notepad++. Users of affected products are advised to update to the latest version.
 

 

Affected Products

 

CVE-2025-49144

 

Notepad++ Version: 8.8.1 and earlier

 

 

Resolved Vulnerabilities

 

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Notepad++ (CVE-2025-49144)

 

 

Vulnerability Patches

Vulnerability Patches have been made available in the latest update. Please follow the instructions on the Referenced Sites to update to the latest Vulnerability Patches version.

 

CVE-2025-49144

 

Notepad++ Version: 8.8.2

 

 

References

 

[1] Privilege Escalation in Notepad++ v8.8.1 Installer via Uncontrolled Executable Search Path
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-9vx8-v79m-6m24

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