Notepad++ improves security mechanisms and closes a new vulnerability that allows attackers to execute malicious code.

The recently compromised update mechanism for the popular open source text editor Notepad ++ has been hardened so it’s now ‘effectively unexploitable’, says the application’s author.

Notepad++ released a security patch to reinforce its update process with a “double-lock” design after a sophisticated ...

Notepad++ 8.9.2 fixes update hijack exploited to deliver malware, patches RCE flaw, and hardens WinGUp security.

Notepad++ has adopted a "double-lock" design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that ...

Worried about the Notepad++ supply chain attack? Notepad++ 8.9.2 adds "Double-Lock" security to stop malware hijacking.

CISA has expanded its KEV catalog with new SolarWinds, Notepad++, and Apple flaws, including two exploited as zero-days.

Active exploitation of BeyondTrust enables unauthenticated RCE as CISA adds Apple, Microsoft, SolarWinds, and Notepad++ flaws to KEV list.

Microsoft said it recently fixed a security flaw in Notepad that could let an attacker download and run malicious code.

Microsoft has fixed a serious security vulnerability affecting Markdown files in Notepad. In the company’s Tuesday patch ...

Microsoft has patched the Windows Notepad remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-20841, warning users to install February 2026 updates to block exploits.

You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.