{
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-25926",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25926",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-25926 is fixed in Notepad\u002B\u002B on 1 platform by Notepad\u002B\u002B 8.9.2 (version 8.9.2), released February 16, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "Notepad\u002B\u002B has an Untrusted Search Path",
  "description": "Notepad\u002B\u002B is a free and open-source source code editor. An Unsafe Search Path vulnerability (CWE-426) exists in versions prior to 8.9.2 when launching Windows Explorer without an absolute executable path. This may allow execution of a malicious explorer.exe if an attacker can control the process working directory. Under certain conditions, this could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the running application. Version 8.9.2 patches the issue.",
  "published": "2026-02-19T00:16:21Z",
  "severity": "",
  "cvss": 7.3,
  "cwe": "CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path",
  "epss": 0.00273,
  "epssPercentile": 0.19769,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25926",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "windows-app",
      "product": "Notepad\u002B\u002B",
      "fixedVersion": "8.9.2",
      "fix": "Notepad\u002B\u002B 8.9.2",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/notepad-.notepad-8.9.2",
      "released": "2026-02-16T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T13:06:02Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}