Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-32168 - Unspecified vulnerability in Notepad-Plus-Plus Notepad++
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
Notepad++ versions 8.4.1 and before are vulnerable to DLL hijacking where an attacker can replace the vulnerable dll (UxTheme.dll) with his own dll and run arbitrary code in the context of Notepad++.
Vulnerable Configurations
References
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/85d7215d9b3e0d5a8433fc31aec4f2966821051e
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/85d7215d9b3e0d5a8433fc31aec4f2966821051e
- https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32168
- https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32168