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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L N R U H H H 7.8 .0018 8.0 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed n/a n/a – —
TIMELINE Apr 6 Reserved by mitre Jul 2 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-38972. Public exploit reference added. Jul 2 Published (CNA: mitre)
Notepad3 through 6.25.822.1 contains a DLL search-order hijacking vulnerability in the About-dialog code path in src/Notepad3.c. The application calls LoadLibrary(L"MSFTEDIT.DLL") with a bare DLL name, which allows a local attacker to place a malicious MSFTEDIT.DLL in the application directory or another preferred DLL search location and achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the user when the About dialog is opened.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by mitre |
| July 2, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-38972. Public exploit reference added. |
| July 2, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: mitre) |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | — | n/a | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-38972 at cve.org
Weaknesses: CWE-427
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