Description
Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.7, the expandNppEnvironmentStrs function in PowerEditor/src/WinControls/StaticDialog/RunDlg/RunDlg.cpp copies a Notepad++ variable name between $( and ) into the fixed-size wchar_t str[MAX_PATH] stack buffer without bounding the m loop index, allowing a name of 260 or more characters to corrupt adjacent stack data, terminate the process through __report_gsfailure, and potentially execute code. This issue is fixed in version 8.9.7.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| notepad-plus-plus | notepad-plus-plus | < 8.9.7 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2312 Notepad++: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 17, 2026