High 7.0Published Mar 22, 2026

CVE-2026-4546Flos Freeware Notepad2 TextShaping.dll uncontrolled search path

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 1:30 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

A weakness has been identified in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.25. This impacts an unknown function in the library TextShaping.dll. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled search path. The attack is restricted to local execution. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is said 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: Analyzed
Record last updated: Mar 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Flos Freeware Notepad2 flos_freeware:notepad2 (from the name)	4.2.25	CNA record
flos-freeware notepad2 flos-freeware:notepad2	4.2.25	NVD

References

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.352373	vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.352373	signature, permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?submit.774778	third-party-advisory, exploit, vdb-entry
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w5-ztNIN28mPuidtjlsilKsKKQQNOiIJ/view	related, permissions-required

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