CVE-2023-47452 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the current working directory, affecting Notepad++ users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-47452?
CVE-2023-47452 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47452?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Notepad-Plus-Plus Notepad\+\+.
How do I fix CVE-2023-47452?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47452 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-47452 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47452 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-48800 Notepad++: Arbitrary Code Execution via shortcuts.xml UserCommand Injection
- CVE-2026-52884 Notepad++: CVE-2026-48800 Bypass
- CVE-2023-40031 Notepad++ vulnerable to heap buffer write overflow in Utf8_16_Read::convert
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5gj-gr4g-9rmq.