CVE-2022-31902
MediumPublished
Notepad++ v8.4.1 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component Finder::add().
- Published
- Feb 1, 2023
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 7, 2026
Primary CVSS
5.5/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H0.5%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 43.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Notepad++ v8.4.1 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component Finder::add().
Sources
1Proof-of-concept for CVE-2022-31902, a denial-of-service vulnerability in Notepad++ (x86) triggered by the Find All feature on crafted text files, causing a crash via memory allocation failure.
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