FKIE_CVE-2026-38972

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-02 21:16 - Updated: 2026-07-02 21:16
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Summary
Notepad3 through 6.25.822.1 contains a DLL search-order hijacking vulnerability in the About-dialog code path in src/Notepad3.c. The application calls LoadLibrary(L"MSFTEDIT.DLL") with a bare DLL name, which allows a local attacker to place a malicious MSFTEDIT.DLL in the application directory or another preferred DLL search location and achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the user when the About dialog is opened.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/issues/5605
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/pull/5606
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  "id": "CVE-2026-38972",
  "lastModified": "2026-07-02T21:16:56.353",
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  "published": "2026-07-02T21:16:56.353",
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