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CVE-2025-15556

Notepad++ < 8.8.9 WinGUp Updater Lacks Update Integrity Verification

CVSS 4.0 High 7.7Known exploited (CISA KEV)

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Notepad++ versions prior to 8.8.9, when using the WinGUp updater, contain an update integrity verification vulnerability where downloaded update metadata and installers are not cryptographically verified. An attacker able to intercept or redirect update traffic can cause the updater to download and execute an attacker-controlled installer, resulting in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user.

Official description from the CVE record, published by VulnCheck. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 4.0 High 7.7

Score published by VulnCheck in the CVE record.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

  • Attack vector: Network

    The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.

  • Attack complexity: High

    The attacker has to evade or get around security controls that are in place, which takes target-specific work.

  • Attack requirements: None

    The attack works without any special deployment or execution conditions.

  • Privileges required: None

    No account or privileges are needed.

  • User interaction: Passive

    A user takes part without meaning to, for example by loading a page.

  • Vulnerable system: confidentiality: High

    Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.

  • Vulnerable system: integrity: High

    Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.

  • Vulnerable system: availability: High

    Serious or total effect on availability.

  • Subsequent systems: confidentiality: None

    No effect on other systems' data secrecy.

  • Subsequent systems: integrity: None

    No effect on other systems' data trustworthiness.

  • Subsequent systems: availability: None

    No effect on other systems' availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.01746 (1.7% probability)
Percentile
78.0%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Name in the catalog
Notepad++ Download of Code Without Integrity Check Vulnerability
Added to the catalog
Feb 12, 2026
Federal due date
Mar 5, 2026

CISA assessment as of Feb 13, 2026

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Exploitation
Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.
  • CWE-494Download of Code Without Integrity Check

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • notepad-plus-plus

    • affected: before 8.8.9

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Timeline

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  2. Record published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. Record last updated

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