CVE-2026-2538

A security flaw has been discovered in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.22/4.2.23/4.2.24/4.2.25. Affected is an unknown function in the library Msimg32.dll. Performing a manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.0 MEDIUM

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 1.5 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Cyber-Wo0dy/report/blob/main/notepad2/4.2.25/notepad2_dll_hijacking.md
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346126
https://vuldb.com/?id.346126
https://vuldb.com/?submit.749345

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-16 07:17

Updated : 2026-02-18 17:52

NVD link : CVE-2026-2538

Mitre link : CVE-2026-2538

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-2538

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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