High 7.0Published Feb 16, 2026

CVE-2026-2538Flos Freeware Notepad2 Msimg32.dll uncontrolled search path

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 11:30 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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: 7.0 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:R
Weakness (CWE): CWE-427, CWE-426
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulDB
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Feb 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Flos Freeware Notepad2 flos_freeware:notepad2 (from the name)	4.2.22; 4.2.23; 4.2.24; 4.2.25	CNA record

References

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.346126	vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346126	signature, permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?submit.749345	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/Cyber-Wo0dy/report/blob/main/notepad2/4.2.25/notepad2_dll_hijacking.md	related

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