CVE-2019-16294

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Published Sep 14, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 9.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:scintilla:scintilla:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 9.8% (9.832% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service.html
https://github.com/bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-16294
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.7.html
https://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaHistory.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Notepad-plus-plus Notepad\+\+

Scintilla Scintilla

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:10 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 14, 2019, 3:39 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:10 AM
Reserved: Sep 13, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:22 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 14, 2019, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:22 AM

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