CVE-2023-6401

Summary

CVE-2023-6401 is a recently disclosed vulnerability in NotePad++ up to version 8.1. This issue affects an unspecified functionality within the bundled dbghelp.exe component. Manipulation of this component can result in an uncontrolled search path, potentially leading to security risks for local users. The vulnerability was assigned the identifier VDB-246421, and while the vendor was notified, no response has been received.

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