CVE-2022-32168 notepad-plus-plus - DLL Hijacking

2022-09-2809:00:15

CWE-427

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notepad++

vulnerability

dll hijacking

arbitrary code execution

uxtheme.dll

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

31.9%

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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++.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "notepad-plus-plus",
    "vendor": "notepad-plus-plus",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "unspecified",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "v8.3",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "v8.4.4",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]