CVE-2026-54758

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-54758", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-06-15T23:12:41.965Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-17T20:05:51.923Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T22:01:11.798Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "Notepad++: Stack Buffer Overflow in expandNppEnvironmentStrs", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-121", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-787", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write", "type": "CWE"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}}], "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-gv94-327x-2gc5", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-gv94-327x-2gc5"}, {"name": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/0a9527e9f7140a2323e25d14e362b46ee0efc3db", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/0a9527e9f7140a2323e25d14e362b46ee0efc3db"}, {"name": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/v8.9.7", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/v8.9.7"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "notepad-plus-plus", "product": "notepad-plus-plus", "versions": [{"version": "< 8.9.7", "status": "affected"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T20:05:51.923Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.7, the expandNppEnvironmentStrs function in PowerEditor/src/WinControls/StaticDialog/RunDlg/RunDlg.cpp copies a Notepad++ variable name between $( and ) into the fixed-size wchar_t str[MAX_PATH] stack buffer without bounding the m loop index, allowing a name of 260 or more characters to corrupt adjacent stack data, terminate the process through __report_gsfailure, and potentially execute code. This issue is fixed in version 8.9.7."}], "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-gv94-327x-2gc5", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2026-08-17T21:59:14.088744Z", "id": "CVE-2026-54758", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T22:01:11.798Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2026-54758", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-08-17T21:59:14.088744Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T21:59:15.614Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "Notepad++: Stack Buffer Overflow in expandNppEnvironmentStrs", "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-gv94-327x-2gc5", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.8, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}}], "affected": [{"vendor": "notepad-plus-plus", "product": "notepad-plus-plus", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "< 8.9.7"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-gv94-327x-2gc5", "name": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-gv94-327x-2gc5", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/0a9527e9f7140a2323e25d14e362b46ee0efc3db", "name": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/0a9527e9f7140a2323e25d14e362b46ee0efc3db", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/v8.9.7", "name": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/v8.9.7", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.7, the expandNppEnvironmentStrs function in PowerEditor/src/WinControls/StaticDialog/RunDlg/RunDlg.cpp copies a Notepad++ variable name between $( and ) into the fixed-size wchar_t str[MAX_PATH] stack buffer without bounding the m loop index, allowing a name of 260 or more characters to corrupt adjacent stack data, terminate the process through __report_gsfailure, and potentially execute code. This issue is fixed in version 8.9.7."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-121", "description": "CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-787", "description": "CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T20:05:51.923Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-54758", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T22:01:11.798Z", "dateReserved": "2026-06-15T23:12:41.965Z", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "datePublished": "2026-08-17T20:05:51.923Z", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M"}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "notepad-plus-plus", "vendor": "notepad-plus-plus", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "< 8.9.7"}]}], "source": "security-advisories@github.com"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.7, the expandNppEnvironmentStrs function in PowerEditor/src/WinControls/StaticDialog/RunDlg/RunDlg.cpp copies a Notepad++ variable name between $( and ) into the fixed-size wchar_t str[MAX_PATH] stack buffer without bounding the m loop index, allowing a name of 260 or more characters to corrupt adjacent stack data, terminate the process through __report_gsfailure, and potentially execute code. This issue is fixed in version 8.9.7."}], "id": "CVE-2026-54758", "lastModified": "2026-09-09T21:11:25.743", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "security-advisories@github.com", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2026-54758", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2026-08-17T21:59:14.088744Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2026-08-17T20:16:44.323", "references": [{"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/0a9527e9f7140a2323e25d14e362b46ee0efc3db"}, {"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/v8.9.7"}, {"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-gv94-327x-2gc5"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security-advisories@github.com", "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-121"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-787"}], "source": "security-advisories@github.com", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{}

{"affected": [{"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[0,8.9.7)"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 83.0, "confidence_source": "matching", "scores": [{"score": 83.0, "source": "matching"}]}, "original": {"product": "notepad-plus-plus", "source": "cna", "vendor": "notepad-plus-plus"}, "product": "notepad++", "vendor": "notepad-plus-plus"}], "created": "2026-08-17T22:15:04.874759+00:00", "updated": "2026-08-24T21:12:48.806371+00:00", "vendors": ["notepad-plus-plus", "notepad-plus-plus$PRODUCT$notepad++"]}