{
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-46710",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46710",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-46710 is fixed in Notepad\u002B\u002B on 1 platform by Notepad\u002B\u002B 8.9.6 (version 8.9.6), released May 20, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "Notepad\u002B\u002B: Privilege Escalation in the Installer via Uncontrolled Executable Search Path",
  "description": "Notepad\u002B\u002B is a free and open-source source code editor. From 8.9.4 until 8.9.6, Notepad\u002B\u002B contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. During installation, the installer invokes powershell.exe without using an absolute path after setting the working directory to the installation contextMenu directory. If an attacker can pre-place a malicious powershell.exe in a user-writable custom installation directory, and a privileged user later runs the installer and selects that directory, the attacker-controlled executable is launched with the elevated privileges of the installer. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.9.6.",
  "published": "2026-06-26T21:16:33Z",
  "severity": "",
  "cvss": 7.5,
  "cwe": "CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path",
  "epss": 0.00152,
  "epssPercentile": 0.04334,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46710",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "windows-app",
      "product": "Notepad\u002B\u002B",
      "fixedVersion": "8.9.6",
      "fix": "Notepad\u002B\u002B 8.9.6",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/notepad-.notepad-8.9.6",
      "released": "2026-05-20T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T19:12:23Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}