| CVE-2023-40031 | Date: (C)2023-08-28 (M)2023-11-10 |
Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Versions 8.5.6 and prior are vulnerable to heap buffer write overflow in `Utf8_16_Read::convert`. This issue may lead to arbitrary code execution. As of time of publication, no known patches are available in existing versions of Notepad++.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 7.8 | CVSS Score : |
| Exploit Score: 1.8 | Exploit Score: |
| Impact Score: 5.9 | Impact Score: |
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| Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: |
| Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: |
| Privileges Required: NONE | Authentication: |
| User Interaction: REQUIRED | Confidentiality: |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: |
| Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: |
| Integrity: HIGH | |
| Availability: HIGH | |
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