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2 vulnerabilities found for XmlNotepad by microsoft

CVE-2026-34401 (GCVE-0-2026-34401)

Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-03-31 21:05 – Updated: 2026-04-01 15:53
VLAI?
Title
XML Notepad: XML External Entity (XXE) Injection via Unsafe XmlTextReader in XML Diff and Schema Loading
Summary
XML Notepad is a Windows program that provides a simple intuitive User Interface for browsing and editing XML documents. Prior to version 2.9.0.21, XML Notepad does not disable DTD processing by default which means external entities are resolved automatically. There is a well known attack related to malicious DTD files where an attacker to craft a malicious XML file that loads a DTD that causes XML Notepad to make outbound HTTP/SMB requests, potentially leaking local file contents or capturing the victim's NTLM credentials. This issue has been patched in version 2.9.0.21.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft XmlNotepad Affected: < 2.9.0.21
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CVE-2026-34401 (GCVE-0-2026-34401)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-31 21:05 – Updated: 2026-04-01 15:53
VLAI?
Title
XML Notepad: XML External Entity (XXE) Injection via Unsafe XmlTextReader in XML Diff and Schema Loading
Summary
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Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft XmlNotepad Affected: < 2.9.0.21
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Show details on NVD website
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