CVE-2026-2538 (GCVE-0-2026-2538)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-16 06:02 – Updated: 2026-02-23 10:06
VLAI?
Title
Flos Freeware Notepad2 Msimg32.dll uncontrolled search path
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.22/4.2.23/4.2.24/4.2.25. Affected is an unknown function in the library Msimg32.dll. Performing a manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity ?
7.3 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:R
7 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:R
CWE
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Flos Freeware Notepad2 Affected: 4.2.22
Affected: 4.2.23
Affected: 4.2.24
Affected: 4.2.25
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