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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-3436

CVE-2008-3436

Description

The GUP generic update process in Notepad++ before 4.8.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.

Affected products

2
  • Notepad Plus Plus/Notepad Plus Plus2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:notepad\+\+:notepad\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:notepad\+\+:notepad\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.0
    • (no CPE)range: <4.8.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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