Microsoft has patched a severe security vulnerability tied to Notepad's Markdown feature. Here's what you need to know to ...
Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week.
The vulnerability comes from the way Notepad handles Markdown hyperlinks. Attackers craft malicious .md files with embedded ...
Microsoft confirms CVE-2026-20841, a Remote Code Execution flaw in Windows 11 Notepad via Markdown links. Patch now rolling out.
According to Microsoft's release notes, the update fixes 25 elevation of privilege flaws, 12 remote code execution ...
You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.
Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...
Microsoft has patched a high-severity RCE vulnerability in the Windows 11 Notepad app that could allow attackers to silently execute malicious files ...
Microsoft has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or ...