FKIE_CVE-2022-32168

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-09-28 09:15 - Updated: 2025-05-21 15:15
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Notepad++ versions 8.4.1 and before are vulnerable to DLL hijacking where an attacker can replace the vulnerable dll (UxTheme.dll) with his own dll and run arbitrary code in the context of Notepad++.
References
vulnerabilitylab@mend.iohttps://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/85d7215d9b3e0d5a8433fc31aec4f2966821051ePatch, Third Party Advisory
vulnerabilitylab@mend.iohttps://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32168Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/85d7215d9b3e0d5a8433fc31aec4f2966821051ePatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32168Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
notepad-plus-plus notepad\+\+ *
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    },
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      "value": "Notepad++ versiones 8.4.1 y anteriores, son vulnerables a un secuestro de DLL, donde un atacante puede reemplazar la dll vulnerable (UxTheme.dll) por su propia dll y ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario en el contexto de Notepad++"
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2022-32168",
  "lastModified": "2025-05-21T15:15:56.900",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
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