High severity · published Nov 30, 2023
CVE-2023-47452
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
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
Notepad++ · Notepad-plus-plus
6.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47452
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47452
Exploit
https://github.com/xieqiang11/poc-1/tree/main
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