MEDIUM 5.1 NVD
CVE-2026-52886
Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.7, Notepad++ validates the backupFilePath attribute from session.xml with std::wstring::sta
Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.7, Notepad++ validates the backupFilePath attribute from session.xml with std::wstring::starts_with against the expected backup directory without path normalization, allowing parent-directory sequences during snapshot-mode restoration to read an arbitrary user-readable file outside the backup directory into an editor tab. This issue is fixed in version 8.9.7.
References
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/7e66f36db666a13b09fb5c31232a
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/v8.9.7
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-rqfm-pw34-
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.1 was published on 2026-08-17 via NVD.
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