Description
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++.
Published: 2022-09-28
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update version to v8.4.5 or later

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-53398 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++.
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00047}

epss

{'score': 0.00048}


Wed, 21 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title notepad-plus-plus - DLL Hijacking notepad-plus-plus - DLL Hijacking

Subscriptions

Notepad-plus-plus Notepad\+\+
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mend

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-21T14:14:43.298Z

Reserved: 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-32168

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T07:32:55.976Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-28T09:15:09.520

Modified: 2025-05-21T15:15:56.900

Link: CVE-2022-32168

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses