CVE-2026-4546 (GCVE-0-2026-4546)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-22 13:02
Modified
2026-03-23 16:39
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
7.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/RC:R
7.0 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/RC:R
CWE
Summary
A weakness has been identified in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.25. This impacts an unknown function in the library TextShaping.dll. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled search path. The attack is restricted to local execution. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is said to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Flos Freeware Notepad2 Version: 4.2.25
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