{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-38972 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-38972 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-38972 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-38972 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-38972 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-38972 exists.\n\nAffected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-38972/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-38972/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-38972","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-38972/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-38972","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-gmg7-w8wv-j7v2"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Notepad3 text editor","requires_auth":"none","summary":"A local attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by placing a malicious DLL in the application directory, exploiting a DLL search-order hijacking vulnerability in Notepad3.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"other"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"notepad3","vendor":"rizonesoft"}],"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"high","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-427","name":"Uncontrolled Search Path Element"}],"description":"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":false,"headline":"Other in n/a","id":"CVE-2026-38972","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"other","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Memory corruption in n/a","id":"CVE-2026-38973"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Memory corruption in n/a","id":"CVE-2026-38971"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2026-07-02","related":[{"cvss_score":3.3,"headline":"Rizone Soft Notepad3 Encryption Passphrase denial of service","id":"CVE-2024-1188","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-02-02"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-07-06","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"A local attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by placing a malicious DLL in the application directory, exploiting a DLL search-order hijacking vulnerability in Notepad3.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-38972/"}