Command Injection Affecting notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus package, versions [,8.9.6.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-NOTEPADPLUSPLUSNOTEPADPLUSPLUS-17660820
  • published28 Jun 2026
  • disclosed26 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-48800  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus to version 8.9.6.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via the feedUserCmds process. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands by injecting malicious entries into the shortcuts.xml file, which are then executed when a user selects the corresponding menu item.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1