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2 vulnerabilities found for Windows Notepad by Microsoft

CVE-2026-20841 (GCVE-0-2026-20841)

Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-02-10 17:51 – Updated: 2026-02-13 22:30
VLAI?
Title
Windows Notepad App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Notepad App allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows Notepad Affected: 11.0.0 , < 11.2510 (custom)
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CVE-2026-20841 (GCVE-0-2026-20841)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-10 17:51 – Updated: 2026-02-13 22:30
VLAI?
Title
Windows Notepad App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Notepad App allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows Notepad Affected: 11.0.0 , < 11.2510 (custom)
Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

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