High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-47452
CVE-2023-47452
Description
An Untrusted search path vulnerability in notepad++ 6.5 allows local users to gain escalated privileges through the msimg32.dll file in the current working directory.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad\+\+:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad\+\+:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <6.5
- notepad++/notepad++description
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/xieqiang11/poc-1/tree/mainnvdExploit
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