{"uuid": "ee83840a-f21a-46bb-8a1d-9b08cbfcc4f1", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "2a075640-a300-48a4-bb44-bc6130783b9b", "vulnerability": "CVE-2025-49144", "type": "published-proof-of-concept", "source": "https://t.me/DarkWebInformer_CVEAlerts/20007", "content": "\ud83d\udd17 DarkWebInformer.com - Cyber Threat Intelligence\n\ud83d\udccc CVE ID: CVE-2025-49144\n\ud83d\udd25 CVSS Score: 7.3 (cvssV3_1, Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)\n\ud83d\udd39 Description: Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. In versions 8.8.1 and prior, a privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Notepad++ v8.8.1 installer that allows unprivileged users to gain SYSTEM-level privileges through insecure executable search paths. An attacker could use social engineering or clickjacking to trick users into downloading both the legitimate installer and a malicious executable to the same directory (typically Downloads folder - which is known as Vulnerable directory). Upon running the installer, the attack executes automatically with SYSTEM privileges. This issue has been fixed and will be released in version 8.8.2.\n\ud83d\udccf Published: 2025-06-23T19:01:16.276Z\n\ud83d\udccf Modified: 2025-07-01T03:55:56.212Z\n\ud83d\udd17 References:\n1. https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-9vx8-v79m-6m24\n2. https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/f2346ea00d5b4d907ed39d8726b38d77c8198f30\n3. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11yeUSWgqHvt4Bz5jO3ilRRfcpQZ6Gvpn", "creation_timestamp": "2025-07-01T05:10:45.000000Z"}