CVE-2019-16294

moderate-risk
Published 2019-09-14

SciLexer.dll in Scintilla in Notepad++ (x64) before 7.7 allows remote code execution or denial of service via Unicode characters in a crafted .ml file.

Do I need to act?

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13.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 86% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Notepad\+\+

Affected Vendors

Scintilla Notepad-Plus-Plus

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Ser...
Exploit https://github.com/bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-16294
Release Notes https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.7.html
Release Notes https://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaHistory.html
Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Ser...
Exploit https://github.com/bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-16294
Release Notes https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.7.html
Release Notes https://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaHistory.html
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 12/34 · Low
Exposure 7/34 · Low